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Barton Fink

1991·1h 56m·R
DramaThrillerComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
135,794 votes
Metascore
69
Metacritic

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Barton Fink is a 1991 drama thriller movie, starring John Goodman, John Turturro, Michael Lerner. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 135,794 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Stars
John Goodman
John Turturro
Michael Lerner
Judy Davis
Details
1991-08-21
116 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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