Barton Fink (1991)

Cast

John Goodman
as Charlie Meadows
Steve Buscemi
as Chet
Frances McDormand
as Stage Actress
John Turturro
as Barton Fink

Get more information about Barton Fink (1991) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Comedy Drama Thriller

7.7 / 10

In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task.

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Comments on this trailer
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michael getachew

underrated film - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 11:13 PM

Dios Sea Contigo

Where there’s a head, there’s hope. A lot head references. - @Wednesday, November 7, 2018 5:05 PM

Okan Şendur

çok katmanlı bir film.korku ironi hiciv mizah herşey var - @Friday, October 5, 2018 10:39 PM

POPEDALOUDMOUTH

ha look at his hair its all stiking up all sticky sticky sticking up in the air air ha wave ur hands like just don't care now that's the good stuff I got to see this movie ! - @Friday, February 23, 2018 1:24 AM

O. Ram

Nobody mentioned anything about the Monk brothers being in this movie together? Then again, I didn't read all of the comments. - @Friday, February 2, 2018 5:29 AM

RadRich

Never saw this movie. Only came here after reading an L.A. Times article about Aaron Sorkin that read: He's never had what he categorizes as "that 'Barton Fink' nightmarish writer's scenario," where a screenwriter watches in horror as the film he's lovingly penned is rendered unrecognizable. Haven't really watched many Coen movies. True Grit, No Country for Old men, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski. I think I'm going to start with Blood Simple and go down the list. - @Sunday, January 28, 2018 6:17 PM

Leigh G

My friend and I managed to go see this movie in the theaters when we’re 13 we didn’t care what it was about we just wanted a rated r movie. I just remember it being weird. Back than John Goodman was in everyone’s living rooms definitely a face of the 90s love him - @Friday, December 8, 2017 4:50 AM

The Wraith

The end of this movie is just too cryptic. I've read analysis after analysis about the meanings of the events at the end and no one seems to be able to agree on anything (other than the hell aspect.) That's not symbolism, that's incoherence. - @Sunday, November 19, 2017 5:00 PM

earth to toddler bitch

Is this a comedy? - @Tuesday, November 14, 2017 3:29 PM

Ol' Bluelips

Happy belated 10-year anniversary, YouTube video! - @Tuesday, September 5, 2017 2:26 PM

Lionel Hutz

Egon from 'The Ghostbusters' should've done more romantic comedies - @Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:37 PM

ali can

dios mio man... - @Saturday, June 3, 2017 9:17 PM

TET - COM

JUST WATCHED THIS FILM.....FUCKING MASTERFUL.....THANKS NETFLIX........JUST F-ING BRILLIANT IN SUCH A SUBTLE ,BEAUTIFUL,,MINIMALISTIC,PROFOUND, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL AND DECEPTIVELY COMPLEX WAY.......ITS SUCH A SIMPLE STORY....THATS SOOOO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SIMPLE STORY UNDER THE SURFACE........WHAT A FANTASTICALLY PROFOUND AND AMAZINGLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING FILM....THE KIND OF FILM THAT CAN BE TALKED ABOUT,DISCUSSED AND DEBATED FOR YEARS TO COME....BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT DELIVERS ITS SECRETS......AND THE WAY IT KEEPS ITS SECRETS....MORE SECRETS ARE KEPT THAN GIVEN AWAY...LEAVING YOU TO FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH NOTHING MORE THAN YOUR OWN DEEP THOUGHTS, PERSONAL SPECULATION,AND YOUR VERY PERSONAL SENSE OF MYSTERY AND WONDER.....(perfect example:what the hell is in the box?.......will it hurt Barton or help him.....r it's contents a blessing?....or a curse?......maybe both...)......THATS THE EXSISTENTIAL MINIMALIST BEAUTY OF THIS FILM.....THE COENS ALWAYS DO THIS ....WITH ALMOST EVERY FILM....THEY ALWAYS TRY TO SNEAK IN....EXSISTENTIALISM,GOD,THE DEVIL,MANS STRUGGLE AGAINST HIMSELF,MORTALITY...AND THE WHOLE FRIGGIN UNIVERSE...IN AN HOUR AND 45 MINS....LOL....THEY JUST CANT HELP THEMSELVES....EVEN LADYKILLERS...WHICH IS NOT THEIR BEST.....EVEN THAT,HAS A SUPER-HEAVYHANDED MORAL TALE TO TELL AS IT'S STORY ENDS....IF U HAVE SEEN IT ,THEN U KNOW HOW IT ENDS AND WHAT IM SAYING...SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOD USES THE COENS TO TELL STORIES....THEY'RE SO AWESOME.....BUT YEAH...FINK IS 1 OF THE GREATS OF OUR MODERN TIME....AS A MATTER OF FACT I BELIVE IT CAME OUT AT A SPECIAL TIME WHEN A NEW ERA OF FILMMAKING WAS JUST BEGINNING....THE RENAISSANCE OF INTELLECTUAL,ARTSY,BIG-HOLLYWOOD FILMS....SOMETHING THAT WAS ABSENT LARGELY IN THE 80'S....IN THE 80'S,IT WAS SLASHER/HORROR FLICKS (friday the 13th....nightmare on elm)....FAST TALKING ,SPUNKY TEENAGERS (back to the future...breakfast club and ferris bueller)...AND COOL AMERICAN HEROES...(top gun,days of thunder,rambo,indiana jones).......90'S FILMS DIALED DOWN THE EGO AND GOT MORE INTROSPECTIVE AND ARTSY.....AND WE GOT BARTON FINK......YES!!!! - @Friday, June 2, 2017 3:10 AM

Connor Clang

God, this trailer just spoils the entire thing, huh? The whole goddamn movie - @Friday, April 7, 2017 1:27 AM

Neon Bot

I didn't know J.J. Abrams was in this movie XD - @Tuesday, December 20, 2016 12:47 AM

fever kane

Loved this. Goodman came across as truly terrifying. - @Saturday, December 17, 2016 9:23 PM

Firiel

I love it when the trailer gives everything away, it's my favourite thing. >.> - @Wednesday, December 14, 2016 6:28 AM

Ice Chilled Gaming

Milhouse sent me here! - @Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:51 AM

acid flashback

Trailer shows just a little too much - @Friday, November 11, 2016 11:10 AM

ChakaWhat

This movie is amazing but the trailer is mediocre and full of spoilers. - @Saturday, October 1, 2016 7:35 PM

Ben Daly McKenna

In my opinion this movie sucks - @Monday, July 11, 2016 9:19 PM

American & Canadian Magical Productions, LLC.

Is this worth watching? - @Friday, April 8, 2016 10:22 PM

aegisofhonor

this is one John Goodman Film I have always wanted to see, next time I find it, I'm going to get it. - @Monday, April 4, 2016 6:56 PM

Football

what's the difference between theatrical trailer and a normal one ?!!! - @Monday, April 4, 2016 5:41 PM

ledjarde

Genius piece of film-making. - @Monday, April 4, 2016 9:26 AM

ZyxthePest

BARTON FINK! BARTON FINK! BARTON FINK! - @Monday, March 14, 2016 5:03 PM

Pádraig Hamill

Trailer spoils it. Great film, do not watch trailer prior to watching film. - @Tuesday, March 8, 2016 10:54 PM

Bryan Mcadam

I got absorbed by the characters especially Goodmans role. brilliant film. - @Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:03 PM

David Cook

Good film, shame it was a commercial flop (according to Wiki cost $9 million, only made $6 million). Then again the world of screenplay writing may not seem the most exciting subject to some. - @Wednesday, January 13, 2016 4:21 PM

terance niles

Guys is it only me who didnt understoond the second part of the movie ? - @Wednesday, January 13, 2016 3:55 AM

KarmaKing Alex

So glad I watched this movie without seeing the trailer first. The trailer spoils the entire movie!!! - @Saturday, November 7, 2015 3:33 AM

remy paraskovia

madonna love this film - @Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:25 AM

remy paraskovia

a lot of John's in this Movie. - @Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:19 AM

Bob .Grant

Great flm. - @Monday, August 17, 2015 7:00 PM

Elephants Are Cool

Seeing this trailer it's kind of ironic that one of the only other few films I've seen this guy in was The Secret Window, where he was playing a character that only existed in writer's mind. - @Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:33 PM

sybo59

This trailer should be titled "Barton Fink: There's Probably a Head in that Box." - @Saturday, August 1, 2015 9:03 AM

Telstar62a

Barton Fink would make a good double bill with Sullivan's Travels. - @Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:36 PM

Telstar62a

Have to say that Judy Davis is great in this one, especially where she lays out the formula for the wrestling pictures - @Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:32 PM

Preet Mendiratta

This movie was beautiful and I'm sure any writer would empathize deeply with it. - @Saturday, May 2, 2015 8:00 PM

skawashers

I watched this film first time in about 20 years . I had seen it a few times many years ago and i loved it. Got myself a copy on DVD and watched it to remind myself how great it is. And this time i got a completely different story than before. Its FAUST isnt it. Barton Moves to L;A to Increase his Profile by writing a screenplay for a wrestling picture. He meets the Guy who runs the Film Company and in reality Barton is selling himself to the Devil , Hence why the Hotel is so Hot, The Fire etc. Goodman Im guessing is Kharon the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx..The dead Bodies the heads in the Box etc.. Barton is the Final head in the Box as Barton is walking in a scene Similar to the Picture in his room.. - @Thursday, March 5, 2015 3:46 PM

abelineshis

Awesome film!! - @Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:05 AM

Boo

let John Turturro for comedy plz. Nice story ruined by this clown; - @Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:26 AM

Livilivan

...I would say this trailer spoiles a bit. :/ - @Monday, November 3, 2014 1:20 AM

notthere83

Hah... funny to see John Turturro and Tony Shaloub in the same production after having learned about both through Monk. - @Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:10 PM

rofano lubis

delusional Mr Fink ! - @Monday, September 8, 2014 7:54 AM

Smack Bramhall

did they have to show the package every time someone mentioned a "head"? spoiler much? - @Monday, July 14, 2014 8:42 PM

Mike DiLoreto

God I just love John Goodman popping his head in and saying "Howdy, neighbor!" - @Wednesday, June 18, 2014 3:47 PM

Augustinas Ankštutis

John Goodman should have won an oscar with this part - @Friday, January 24, 2014 11:56 AM

GiantSandles

Is that Charlie Rose? - @Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:33 PM

xjames118

It looks like Catweazle has stolen Bernie Clifton's ostrich, and there's some kind of sexual element, and tiny Superman is horrified. Are you sure you want this as your thumbnail? - @Saturday, October 19, 2013 4:20 PM