THE DARWIN AWARDS

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• Release Year: 2006
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: Joseph Fiennes and Winona Ryder lead 'an all-star cast' (The Hollywood Reporter) in this 'slick, smart' (E! Online) 'genial, off-center comedy' (Los Angeles Times) and 'downright hilarious terrific, satire' (Film Threat) from director Finn Taylor (Cherish, Dream With The Fishes). Featuring numerous, funny cameos from David Arquette, Julianna Marguiles, Tim Blake Nelson, Juliette Lewis, Wilmer Valderrama, Robin Tunney, Chris Penn and more. The Darwin Awards is 'a deliciously dark, highly entertaining film' (Sundance Film Festival Guide).; ; Detective Michael Burrows (Fiennes) is obsessed with The Darwin Awards, which are bestowed posthumously to people who accidentally kill themselves in incredibly stupid ways. So when he's fired for bungling an arrest, he offers his profiling services to a life insurance company, and with the help of a tough claims investigator (Ryder), he sets out to learn how to identify these idiots... before they die!
• Cast: David Arquette, Ty Burrell, Josh Charles, Kevin Dunn, Nora Dunn, Joseph Fiennes, Judah Friedlander, Lukas Haas, Tom Hollander, Brad Hunt, Juliette Lewis, Julianna Margulies, Tim Blake Nelson, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Penn, Max Perlich, Winona Ryder, D.B. Sweeney, Robin Tunney, Wilmer Valderrama, Adonal Foyle, Tom Wright, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Richmond Arquette, Mickey Breitenstein, Josh Kornbluth, Jerry Harrison, John Doe, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ross Patterson, Russell Steinberg, Max Common, Rhett Ramirez, Vincent Brubaker, Elias Stefanek, Zosha Stefanek, Emma C. Taylor, R.J. Owens, Bruce Lee Sage, Bob Sáenz, Steve Irish, Val Diamond, Jamie Hein, Mary Saudargas, George Maguire, Stephan Smith Collins, Allie Busch, Matthew Busch, Rod Arrants, Ernie Lively, Debbie Brubaker, Nancy Clausen, Jason Foster, Lindsay Benner, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Michael Horowitz, Cynthia Horowitz, Mike Sugerman, Dalila Ali Rajah, Albert Malkin, Jeanette Etheredge, Karen Kahn, Darlene Hunt, Sushma Brady, Anisha Brady, Andy Arness, Aida Bernardino, Jeff Bredt, Jake Gentry, Tim Halpin, Jim Hechim, Janean Christine Mariani, David Moir, Al Perez, James D. Weston II, Susan Zangl, Finn Taylor, Jason Blum, Jane Sindell, Johnny Wow, Hiro Narita, Rick LeCompte, David Kitay, Don Day
• Director: Finn Taylor
• Runtime: 1:34
• Company: Tavistock Films, Icon Entertainment International, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie