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Barton Fink
“There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.”
75%
Movie
1h 57m
AI Analysis
Barton Fink (1991) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Barton Fink (1991) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Thriller with funny and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~117 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Barton Fink 75% (1,878 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Barton Fink is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
75%
from 1.9k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1991-08-01
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 290
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Where can I watch Barton Fink (1991)?
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Is there an official trailer for Barton Fink?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Barton Fink directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Barton Fink about?
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Is there an AI analysis for Barton Fink?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Barton Fink?
The official runtime for Barton Fink is approximately 117 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
John Turturro
Barton Fink
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
David Warrilow
Garland Stanford
Richard Portnow
Detective Mastrionotti
Christopher Murney
Detective Deutsch
I.M. Hobson
Derek
Meagen Fay
Poppy Carnahan
Lance Davis
Richard St. Claire
Harry Bugin
Pete
- A
Anthony Gordon
Maitre D'
Jack Denbo
Stagehand
Max Grodénchik
Clapper Boy
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