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  • Coenucopia: 10 Reasons We Love the Coen Brothers - 14 January 2008
    's in these moments the Coens prove they have really thought about violence, its chaos and desolation.- - - - - -Mrs Joel Coen has proved one of the most sensitive and intelligent actresses in Hollywood. Her memorable roles range from Mississippi Burning

Joel Coen - what members say


  • Fargo
  • Fargo review by from Ringwood, Hampshire
    Rated - 5 stars Classic Coen 13 August 2004
    ... truly superb film, well shot and uniquely directed. Joel Coen spins the compelling story of a psuedo kidnapping gone wrong (ok, this has been done before - but not thi...  
  • The Hudsucker Proxy
  • The Hudsucker Proxy review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 4 stars The Hudsucker Proxy 7 May 2007
    ...ockout. The set design is intricate, vast in scale and absolutely beautiful and Joel Coen makes the movie look like it cost a lot more than it probably did. It's the bro...  

Joel Coen - filmography


  • A Serious Man (2009)
    Starring: Adam Arkin,  Richard Kind,  George Wyner
    Director: Joel Coen,  Ethan Coen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    *This title is unavailable for rental.* "A Serious Man" is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and "F-Troop" is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 27 members
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  • Fargo on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Frances McDormand,  Steve Buscemi,  Peter Stormare
    Director: Joel Coen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 52,676 members
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  • Blood Simple on DVD (1983)
    Starring: M. Emmet Walsh,  Dan Hedaya,  John Getz
    Director: Joel Coen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is an intricately plotted film noir filled with surprises at each turn. The cast, largely unknown at the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 10,236 members
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Joel Coen facts

5 most recent films

A Serious Man - 3.5 stars
Burn After Reading - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Burn After Reading - 3.0 stars
No Country For Old Men - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
No Country for Old Men - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Big Lebowski, The - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
No Country For Old Men - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
Fargo - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Fargo - 3.5 stars
The Big Lebowski - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Serious Man - 3.5 stars
The Ladykillers - 2.5 stars
Intolerable Cruelty - 2.5 stars
Burn After Reading - 3.0 stars
Burn After Reading - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Goodman - 7 times - show films
Frances McDormand - 7 times - show films
John Turturro - 6 times - show films
George Clooney - 6 times - show films
Stephen Root - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ethan Coen - 7 times - show films


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