The Darwin Awards (2006)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $309,408.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.821 |
Directed By
Finn Taylor
Crew
Finn Taylor
Finn Taylor
Peter Jamison
Frank Capra III
Charles Hsiao
Hiro Narita
Andy Mayson
Jason Blum
Debbie Brubaker
Joseph Middleton
Laurel Ladevich
Rick LeCompte
Nina Henninger
Dick Ziker
Dick Ziker
David Kitay
Christopher Boyes
Christopher Boyes
Christopher Boyes
Dieter Busch
Amy Brownson
Karen Bradley
Gretchen Davis
Don Day
Katherine Covell
Laurie A. Miller
Steven Siebert
Jane Sindell
Johnny Wow
Bob Gitzen
TOP CAST
Joseph Fiennes
Michael Burrows
Winona Ryder
Siri Taylor
David Arquette
Harvey
Juliette Lewis
Joleen
Ty Burrell
Emile
Josh Charles
Paramedic
Kevin Dunn
Insurance Exec
Nora Dunn
Mrs. Pearlman
Judah Friedlander
Simon
Lukas Haas
Farley
Tom Hollander
Henry
Brad Hunt
Stan
Julianna Margulies
Carla
Tim Blake Nelson
Perp
Alessandro Nivola
Ad Exec
Chris Penn
Tom
Ross Patterson
Co Worker #1
Russell Steinberg
Co Worker #2
Adam Savage
Adam
Jamie Hyneman
Army Dude
Max Perlich
Bob
D.B. Sweeney
Detective Maguire
Robin Tunney
Zoe
Wilmer Valderrama
Documentary Filmmaker
Andy Arness
Patron (uncredited)
Josh Kornbluth
Dentist
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