Barton Fink (1991)

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There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.

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

• Released: 1991-08-01
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 1,954 votes

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.

Top cast

• John Turturro as Barton Fink
• John Goodman as Charlie Meadows
• Judy Davis as Audrey Taylor
• Michael Lerner as Jack Lipnick
• John Mahoney as W.P. Mayhew
• Tony Shalhoub as Ben Geisler
• Jon Polito as Lou Breeze
• Steve Buscemi as Chet
• David Warrilow as Garland Stanford
• Richard Portnow as Detective Mastrionotti

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Barton Fink

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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