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Joel Coen

11/29/1954 (69 years old) | Minneapolis, USA | Director | Male

American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Jesse Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996). Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.

Joel Coen Top Movies and TV Shows in 2024

Chart List

1.	Fargo	5,027
2.	The Tragedy of Macbeth	1,924
3.	No Country for Old Men	610
4.	Burn After Reading	590
5.	Fargo	433
6.	The Big Lebowski	102
7.	Hail, Caesar!	98
8.	True Grit	44
9.	A Serious Man	22
10.	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	22
11.	Intolerable Cruelty	21
12.	Spies Like Us	20
13.	Miller's Crossing	14
14.	Barton Fink	9
15.	Raising Arizona	6
16.	The Man Who Wasn't There	1
17.	The Ladykillers	0
18.	Inside Llewyn Davis	0

Fargo

TV Show | United States | 04/15/2014 | Crime | Murder

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

8.9/10

93%

19,336

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

7.1/10

952

No Country for Old Men

Movie | United States | 06/13/2007 | Crime | Gangsters

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

8.2/10

93%

1,478

Burn After Reading

Movie | United States | 09/05/2008 | Crime | Crime Comedy

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.

7.0/10

78%

1,037

Fargo

Movie | United States | 04/05/1996 | Crime | Disapperance

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

8.2/10

94%

1,403

The Big Lebowski

Movie | United States | 03/06/1998 | Comedy | Crime Comedy

Jeffrey \The Dude\ Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

8.1/10

79%

1,323

Hail, Caesar!

Movie | United States | 02/05/2016 | Comedy | Showbusiness

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

6.3/10

86%

2,423

True Grit

Movie | United States | 12/22/2010 | Western | Revenge

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

7.6/10

95%

404

A Serious Man

Movie | United Kingdom | 09/30/2009 | Drama | Dramedy

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

7.0/10

89%

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Movie | United States | 12/21/2000 | Comedy | Crime Comedy

Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.

7.7/10

79%

478

Intolerable Cruelty

Movie | United States | 09/02/2003 | Comedy | Crime Comedy

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

6.3/10

75%

582

Spies Like Us

Movie | United States | 12/06/1985 | Comedy

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.

6.3/10

32%

Miller's Crossing

Movie | United States | 09/21/1990 | Thriller | Gangsters

7.7/10

93%

Barton Fink

Movie | United States | 08/01/1991 | Thriller | Showbusiness

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

7.6/10

89%

Raising Arizona

Movie | United States | 03/01/1987 | Comedy | Buddies

The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to date.

7.4/10

91%

The Man Who Wasn't There

Movie | United States | 05/13/2001 | Drama | Crime Drama

A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.

7.5/10

81%

The Ladykillers

Movie | United States | 03/25/2004 | Crime | Heist

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

6.2/10

100%

Inside Llewyn Davis

Movie | United States | 10/13/2013 | Drama | Music

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

7.4/10

93%

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