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Burke and Hare (2011)

Burke and Hare

Overview

Genre

Comedy, Thriller

Release Date

September 09, 2011 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

92 min.

Studio

IFC Films

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Cast and Crew

Director

John Landis

Producer

Barnaby Thompson

Screenwriter

Nick Moorcroft, Piers Ashworth

Starring

Story

From John Landis, the director of ANIMAL HOUSE and THE BLUES BROTHERS, BURKE & HARE is a dark comedy/thriller staring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry and Isla Fisher as the unfortunate denizens of 19th century Edinburgh, a setting rife with murder, theft, prostitution, corpse snatching, experimental medicine, and of course Shakespeare.

Pictures (11 photos)

Simon Pegg stars as William Burke in IFC Films' Burke and Hare (2011)
Simon Pegg stars as William Burke and Andy Serkis stars as William Hare in IFC Films' Burke and Hare (2011)
Burke and Hare Pictures and Stills

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PREMIERE PHOTO

Simon Pegg, Isla Fisher, Andy Serkis
World Premiere of 'Burke and Hare' - Arrivals
Oct 25, 2010
Pollyanna McIntosh
World Premiere of 'Burke and Hare' - Arrivals
Oct 25, 2010
Burke and Hare Premiere Photo

REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..a nasty movie without any bite, a comedy that depicts gruesome acts with glee, but doesn't mine any real satirical humor from them..”
by Josh Bell [Filmcritic.com]
“..the misfortune in this loping cadence is that the movie's stereotypes aren't made buffoonish enough to be gawked at..”
by Joseph Jon Lanthier [Slant Magazine]
“..to call it a black comedy is probably misleading: It's grey at best, and apart from a few scattered chuckles, it dies as quickly and gracelessly as Burke and Hare's victims..”
by Ian Buckwalter [NPR]
Burke and Hare Reviews