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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.-
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-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
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Classic Coen 13 August 2004
review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
The Hudsucker Proxy 7 May 2007
Joel Coen - filmography
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True Grit
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Certificate: 
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross 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. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, ..read more »
 
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from 39,103 members
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True Grit - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Certificate:
Her father senselessly gunned down by notorious outlaw Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) seeks out trigger-happy U.S. marshal Rueben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to follow Chaney into hostile territory and ensure that justice is served. Though initially ..read more »
73%
from 13,907 members
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A Serious Man - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, George Wyner
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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"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 by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. ..read more »
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from 206 members
Not available for rental
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A Serious Man
(2009)
Starring: Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, George Wyner
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Certificate:
"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 by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. ..read more »
67%
from 869 members
Not available for rental
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Burn After Reading
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Certificate:
An all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness!
When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands ..read more »
59%
from 94,839 members
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Burn After Reading - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Certificate:
An all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addiction and physical fitness!
When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands ..read more »
59%
from 13,979 members
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The Ladykillers
(2004)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Watch now: Unavailable
It is always difficult to try to recreate a classic movie, so Joel and Ethan Coen took the premise of Alexander Mackendrick's beloved 1955 Ealing Studio caper comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as the basis for coming up with their own entertaining and bizarre remake. Tom Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson ..read more »
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from 29,785 members
Not currently released
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Intolerable Cruelty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta Jones, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate: 
George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specialises in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught ..read more »
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from 30,402 members
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Intolerable Cruelty - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta Jones, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Joel Coen
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George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specialises in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught ..read more »
60%
from 108 members
Not available for rental
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Holly Hunter, Michael Badalucco, Wayne Duvall
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang: Everett Ulysses McGill, sweet and simple Delmar, and the perpetually angry Pete, embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and return to their homes. With nothing to lose and ..read more »
71%
from 34,643 members
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The Big Lebowski - HD
(1998)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate: 
The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, and a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, known as the Dude, a laid-..read more »
82%
from 882 members
Currently unavailable
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The Big Lebowski
(1997)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
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When unemployed Dude is attacked in his apartment by two thugs who mistakenly think he is millionaire Jeff Lebowski, he decides to pay a visit to his namesake in the hope of receiving compensation.
73%
from 50,233 members
Not currently released
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Fargo
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
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 »
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from 61,335 members
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Fargo - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
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 »
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from 2,524 members
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Barton Fink - Blu-ray
(1991)
Starring: John Goodman, John Turturro, Judy Davis
Director: Joel Coen
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BARTON FINK is the Coen brothers' apocalyptic masterpiece about the creative process. John Turturro stars as the title character, an idealistic young man with an ERASERHEAD-like hairdo who believes that writing should be about the living truth, revealing the hopes, the dreams, the tragedies of the ..read more »
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from 1 member
Not available for rental
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Miller's Crossing
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Joel Coen
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Joel and Ethan Coen's third collaboration, the gangster film Miller's Crossing, stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan, the right-hand man of big-city Irish mob boss Leo (Albert Finney). The film opens with Italian mobster Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito) and his second in command Eddie Dane (J.E. Freeman) ..read more »
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from 19,303 members
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Miller's Crossing - Blu-ray
(1990)
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Joel Coen
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An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this threat erupts, the two sever their friendship when they realize that they love the same woman (Marcia ..read more »
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from 65 members
Not available for rental
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Raising Arizona
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Sam McMurray, Nicolas Cage, Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Director: Joel Coen
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Combining influences from Tex Avery cartoons to Sam Raimi horror movies to 1940s B-movies, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen followed up the stylish film noir of their debut, Blood Simple (1984), with this frantic screwball comedy. H.I. Hi McDonnough (Nicholas Cage) is a philosophical but slightly dim ..read more »
68%
from 18,216 members
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Blood Simple
(1983)
Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya
Director: Joel Coen
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Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
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 »
66%
from 12,847 members
Not currently released
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Joel Coen facts
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... 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...
