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Burke & Hare (2010)

Directed by John Landis · Cinematography by John Mathieson

R91 min5 frames

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

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What is Burke & Hare about?

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Directed by John Landis from an original screenplay by Nick Moorcroft and Piers Ashworth, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively. It was Landis' first feature film release in 12 years, the last being 1998's Susan's Plan. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2010. As of 2026, it remains Landis' most recent feature film directorial effort.

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