Is Barton Fink scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barton Fink one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Barton Fink end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barton Fink violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Barton Fink easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barton Fink

Name: Barton Fink
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1991
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney

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

Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Produced by Working Title Films, Circle Films

1991117 min7.5 / 10

A darkly surreal descent into artistic corruption and psychological unraveling, where a playwright's idealism collides with Hollywood's moral emptiness.

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

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Dark Comedy Nightmares Paranoid Reality Breakdown Workplace Movies American City Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama Thriller

Keywords

Hotel Screenplay Mass Murder Movie Business Screenwriter Neighbor Los Angeles, California Neo-noir 1940s

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Questions people ask

Is Barton Fink scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Barton Fink one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.
Does Barton Fink end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Barton Fink sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Barton Fink violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Barton Fink easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.