Synopsis
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
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Cast
- 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
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
The new Burke & Hare offers many pleasures, chief among them the return of the Landis of old. - 70
The New York Times
Those who care less about such stuff than about being entertained will find plenty to like in this ghoulish comedy, a droll take on one of the most notorious mass-murder cases of the 19th century. - 50
Variety
The film struggles to match the original Ealing's quality benchmark, and its unapologetically old-fashioned sensibility may have trouble connecting with contempo audiences. - 50
New York Post
All of the actors are enjoying themselves, and the movie is stuffed with history, atmosphere and vivid characters. What's in short supply, though, is laughter. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A so-called black comedy that is more sort of dull, spotty and yucky. - 40
Time Out
The film doesn't come within spitting distance of vintage Landis, e.g., "Animal House" or "An American Werewolf in London." But at least it's not "The Stupids." - 40
Arizona Republic
Burke and Hare is a waste of a good cast and a better story, as well as a hollow reminder of how John Landis seemingly has lost his touch. - 38
Slant Magazine
Broadness this indolent hardly even stirs one to antipathy.
