---
title: 'Barton Fink (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joel Coen'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/barton-fink-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101410/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Barton Fink (1991)

1991 · 116 min · Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Crime · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Barton Fink is a 1991 American black comedy thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie Meadows, the insurance salesman who lives next door at the run-down Hotel Earle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen)
- **Screenplay:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen)
- **Producer:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen), [Coen brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/coen-brothers)
- **Editor:** [Joel Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-coen), [Ethan Coen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-coen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)

## Cast

- [Barry Sonnenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sonnenfeld)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Tony Shalhoub](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-shalhoub)
- [Jon Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-polito)
- [Jana Marie Hupp](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-marie-hupp)
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman)
- [John Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mahoney)
- [Richard Portnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-portnow)
- [Judy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-davis)
- [Michael Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lerner)
- [Meagen Fay](https://cinepixo.com/people/meagen-fay)
- [Max Grodénchik](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-grodenchik)
- [David Warrilow](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warrilow)
- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi)

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