The Darwin Awards
“A comedy... to die for.”
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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Cast
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Joseph Fiennes
Michael Burrows
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Shakespeare in Love
Winona Ryder
Siri Taylor
Known for
Stranger Things
Edward Scissorhands
David Arquette
Harvey
Known for
Scream 4
Eight Legged Freaks
Juliette Lewis
Joleen
Known for
Natural Born Killers
Yellowjackets
Ty Burrell
Emile
Known for
Modern Family
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Josh Charles
Paramedic
Known for
Dead Poets Society
The Good Wife
Kevin Dunn
Insurance Exec
Known for
Veep
Unstoppable
Nora Dunn
Mrs. Pearlman
Known for
Bruce Almighty
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Judah Friedlander
Simon
Known for
30 Rock
The Wrestler
Lukas Haas
Farley
Known for
Inception
Spider-Noir
Tom Hollander
Henry
Known for
Taboo
The Night Manager
Brad Hunt
Stan
Known for
Fire Down Below
The Plague
Finn Taylor Director · David Kitay Composer Hiro Narita Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $309K · United States release July 31, 2007 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$309,408
Production
3 Ring Circus Films
Production
Blumhouse Productions
Production
Icon Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2006
Premiere
United States · July 31, 2007
Theatrical
France
April 10, 2008 · Physical
Lithuania
August 17, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 25, 2007 · Theatrical
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