MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 207 this week

Burke and Hare (2010)

R  |   |  Comedy, Thriller  |  9 September 2011 (USA)
6.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.2/10 from 15,224 users   Metascore: 46/100
Reviews: 59 user | 131 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com

A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Director:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

Watch Now

From $9.99 on Amazon Video

The 25 Most Immersive Worlds in Cinema

Highly immersive cinematic worlds can carry a movie, and we've rounded up the best of the best.

See the full list

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 45 titles
created 12 Mar 2011
 
a list of 28 titles
created 12 Nov 2011
 
a list of 40 titles
created 13 Dec 2011
 
a list of 29 titles
created 12 Aug 2014
 
a list of 32 titles
created 8 months ago
 

Related Items

Search for "Burke and Hare" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Burke and Hare (2010)

Burke and Hare (2010) on IMDb 6.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Burke and Hare.

User Polls

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Comedy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

A crime novelist whose research on Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck must confront his worst fears when a film executive takes a sudden interest in his movie script.

Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Stars: Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Amara Karan
Comedy | Romance | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Director: David Schwimmer
Stars: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".

Director: Robert B. Weide
Stars: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox
Big Nothing (2006)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

A frustrated, unemployed teacher joining forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.

Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Stars: David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve
Paul (2011)
Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Director: Greg Mottola
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
Comedy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Stars: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis.

Director: Jake Paltrow
Stars: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz
Adventure | Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

Director: Peter Chelsom
Stars: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy Ann Oberman
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

Director: Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Action | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

Exceptional London cop Nicholas Angel is involuntarily transferred to a quaint English village and paired with a witless new partner. While on the beat, Nicholas suspects a sinister conspiracy is afoot with the residents.

Director: Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
Cuban Fury (2014)
Comedy | Romance | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

Director: James Griffiths
Stars: Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd
Action | Comedy | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

Professional hit-man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment.

Director: Kriv Stenders
Stars: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Hangman
...
...
Patterson
...
...
Patient
...
Gabrielle Downey ...
...
Magistrate
...
...
...
Aggrieved Customer
...
Lucky
Robert Fyfe ...
Old Donald
Robert Willox ...
Gravediggers' Bouncer
...
Fergus
Edit

Storyline

Based on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of these two men as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.

Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content, disturbing images and language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Burke & Hare  »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£942,894 (UK) (29 October 2010)

Gross:

$947 (USA) (9 September 2011)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene outside of the university, before the meeting of Monro and Knox, there is a nod to Dan Aykroyd, who was originally rumored to be in the film. As the doctors are walking to the building, they all greet each other in the same fashion as in the "Doctor" scene in Spies Like Us (1985). See more »

Goofs

When Burke and Hare stop for a drink and Burke says that they have no money, Hare plucks a half-crown from underneath Burke's cap. The half-crown that is used in the film is from 1902 - 1910 which is nearly 100 years after the film is set. See more »

Quotes

Doctor Robert Knox: That's the third rotter I've had from McTavish and his gang of grave robbers in the last three weeks.
[sighs]
Doctor Robert Knox: I can't go on like this.
Patterson: Is there anything I can do Doctor?
Doctor Robert Knox: You could start praying, Patterson, for the one thing that could save us.
Patterson: And what's that sir?
Doctor Robert Knox: An enormous and awful calamity right here in Edinburgh. An accident or a - or a natural disaster. Something which generates the large numbers of cadavers I need for my work.
Patterson: Wouldn't that be nice sir?
See more »

Crazy Credits

This is a true story. Except for the parts that are not. See more »

Connections

Version of Burke & Hare (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

Comin' Thro' the Rye
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Performed by Tom Urie
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Absolutely loved it!
30 October 2010 | by (Toronto) – See all my reviews

Can't believe some of the negativity on here and in the press. And I really don't why people are saying that it isn't funny. This is a very funny, charming film in the tradition of the old Ealing comedies. The cinema I went to see it in was packed and was laughing all the way through. How anyone can say that Landis has delivered a turkey is baffling. It's witty, well shot, got great performances and it has Ronnie Corbett! Hilarious. I think this is a film that has suffered from all of the expectation and the mass marketing. I don't think it is consistently laugh out loud movie but it is consistently funny. I'm so glad that I got the chance to see something different, other than all of the franchise crap on offer at the moment. Two thumbs up to Landis, Pegg and Serkis and of course, Mr Ronnie Corbett, long may your career continue! 4 stars!


36 of 57 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Nothing funny about these two sheilamc76
Same plot as 'I sell the dead'? rc_sp160
What a shame..... bigbernarduk
Will this be better than Mel Brooks' film?? dlmorrow1-1
'Outrageously Funny' The_Critical_Eye
Did I imagine this? duckylaw39
Discuss Burke and Hare (2010) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?