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The Darwin Awards   2006         R, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance Director: Finn Taylor   Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Tim Blake Nelson, Wilmer Valderrama, David Arquette, Ty Burrell, Lukas Haas, Tom Hollander, Brad Hunt, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Dunn, Nora Dunn, D.B. Sweeney, Robin Tunney, Chris Penn   San Francisco Police Detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) suffers with a major problem: he faints at the sight of blood. While trying to capture the "North Beach Serial Killer," Burrows' paranoia takes over, he fails to make the arrest, and is fired. Burrows has spent much of his time studying the Darwin Awards books that recognize people who have killed themselves when attempting something foolish, and he offers his knowledge to an insurance company. The company gives Burrows 30 days to prove that he has the ability to distinguish between legitimate and false claims. Off to the Midwest he goes with field agent Siri Tyler (Winona Ryder) and a film school student (Wilmer Valderrama) who is using Burrows for his thesis topic. The investigations begin as the trio runs across more than a few Darwinesque events leading to deaths. Cast Joseph Fiennes Michael Burrows Winona Ryder Siri Tim Blake Nelson Perp Wilmer Valderrama Filmmaker David Arquette Harvey Ty Burrell Emile Lukas Haas Farley Tom Hollander Henry Brad Hunt Stan Julianna Margulies Carla Kevin Dunn Insurance Exec. Nora Dunn Mrs. Pearlman D.B. Sweeney Detective McGuire Robin Tunney Zoe Chris Penn Tom