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The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

A comedy... to die for.

Genres

AdventureComedyRomance

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After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$309408

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

05 July 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Michael Burrows

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Siri Taylor

David Arquette

David Arquette

Harvey

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Joleen

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Emile

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Paramedic

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Insurance Exec

Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn

Mrs. Pearlman

Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander

Simon

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Farley

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Henry

Brad Hunt

Brad Hunt

Stan

Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Carla

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Perp

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Ad Exec

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Tom

Ross Patterson

Ross Patterson

Co Worker #1

Russell Steinberg

Russell Steinberg

Co Worker #2

Adam Savage

Adam Savage

Adam

Jamie Hyneman

Jamie Hyneman

Army Dude

Max Perlich

Max Perlich

Bob

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Detective Maguire

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney

Zoe

Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama

Documentary Filmmaker

Andy Arness

Andy Arness

Patron (uncredited)

Josh Kornbluth

Josh Kornbluth

Dentist

Jason Foster

Jason Foster

Metallica Fan

Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich

Self

James Hetfield

James Hetfield

Self

Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

Self

Robert Trujillo

Robert Trujillo

Self

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