Burke & Hare

"No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked."

2010 1h 31m EN

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6.1

MID

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33%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 533🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 22,068

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Synopsis

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Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

“No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.”

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Cast

Simon Pegg
William Burke
Andy Serkis
William Hare
Isla Fisher
Ginny
Georgia King
Emma
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Knox
Tim Curry
Dr. Monroe
Christopher Lee
Old Joseph
Jessica Hynes
Lucky

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Landis
Writers: Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Landis, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joby Talbot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Everson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis and Isla Fisher carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1320239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Landis directs. John Mathieson behind the camera. Joby Talbot scores. Mark Everson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by John Landis, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joby Talbot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Everson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis and Isla Fisher carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.".
8IMDB entry: tt1320239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.