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75% Critic Match
Barton Fink
“There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.”
7.5 / 10• 1991• 1h 57m•R• English
ComedyDramaThriller
Storyline
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Cast & Crew
John Turturro
Barton Fink
Lead
John Goodman
Charlie Meadows
Judy Davis
Audrey Taylor
Michael Lerner
Jack Lipnick
John Mahoney
W.P. Mayhew
Tony Shalhoub
Ben Geisler
Jon Polito
Lou Breeze
Steve Buscemi
Chet
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joel Coen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Barton Fink is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
