Burke & Hare
Seen it?2010 | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$5 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 71K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Landis
- Simon PeggWilliam Burke
- Andy SerkisWilliam Hare
- Isla FisherGinny
- Georgia KingEmma
- Tom WilkinsonDr. Knox
- Tim CurryDr. Monroe
- Christopher LeeOld Joseph
- Jessica HynesLucky
- Bill BaileyAngus
- Stephen MerchantFootman