Directing
Joel Coen
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2021, busiest in 1985 and 2007 with 2 main titles each.
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
No Country for Old Men88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.3, average 3.0
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.4
- Tech & Humanity0.7, average 1.6
- Futuristic0.1, average 0.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coen Brothers Style 4
- Existential Dread 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Nostalgic Period Piece 2
- Southern Gothic Comedy 2
- Dark Humor 2
- Coen Brothers Comedy 2
- Coen Brothers Signature 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Darkly Humorous 2
- Sharp Dialogue 2
- Stylized Period Piece 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ethan CoenEditorNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Bridge of Spies, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, +20 more
Carter BurwellComposerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, True Grit, +13 more
Roger DeakinsCinematographerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Grit, +8 more
Frances McDormandActorFargo, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar!, Blood Simple, The Tragedy of Macbeth, +3 more
Steve BuscemiActorThe Big Lebowski, Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Paris Je T'aime
George ClooneyActorO Brother, Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar!, Suburbicon, Intolerable Cruelty
Bruno DelbonnelCinematographerThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Paris Je T'aime, Jack of Spades
John GoodmanActorThe Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink
Josh BrolinActorNo Country for Old Men, True Grit, Hail, Caesar!, To Each His Own Cinema
Richard JenkinsActorBurn After Reading, The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty
Jon PolitoActorMiller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There
John TurturroActorO Brother, Where Art Thou?, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
Movies and TV shows
45Upcoming
1 title
Screenplay, Director
2020s
3 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch score 65Thanks
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 80Producer, Screenplay
2010s
13 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 35Characters
GoodWatch score 79Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 41Writer
GoodWatch score 81Thanks
GoodWatch score 68Writer, Editor
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 81Writer
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Producer, Songs
Producer
GoodWatch score 32Writer
GoodWatch score 86Editor, Producer
2000s
14 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 79Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 69Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 88Editor, Producer
GoodWatch score 83Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 73Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 58Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 55Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 66Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 71Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 77Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 67Thanks
GoodWatch score 76Director, Editor
1990s
9 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 79Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 63Thanks
GoodWatch score 72Thanks
GoodWatch score 87Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 65Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 58TV show
GoodWatch score 79Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 68as Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
1980s
5 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 83Writer, Editor
GoodWatch score 49as Reporter at execution (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 45as Drive-In Security
GoodWatch score 77Assistant Editor