Directing
Joel Coen
- Titles
- 76movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2021, busiest in 2007 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 30titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Miller's Crossing87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay5.9average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.4average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.1average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.9average 2.9
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Romance2.8, average 3.8
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Catharsis4.2, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Darkly Humorous 5
- Quirky Characters 5
- Coen Brothers Style 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Character Study 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Cult Classic 2
- Visually Striking 2
- Situational Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ethan CoenDirectorNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Bridge of Spies, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, +29 more
Carter BurwellComposerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, True Grit, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, +12 more
Roger DeakinsCinematographerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Grit, +8 more
Frances McDormandActorFargo, Hail, Caesar!, Burn After Reading, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Blood Simple, +3 more
Josh BrolinActorNo Country for Old Men, True Grit, Hail, Caesar!, To Each His Own Cinema, World Cinema, +3 more
Steve BuscemiActorThe Big Lebowski, Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Paris Je T'aime, Barton Fink, +1 more
George ClooneyActorO Brother, Where Art Thou?, Hail, Caesar!, Burn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty, Suburbicon
Grant HeslovActorSuburbicon, World Cinema, World Cinema, World Cinema
John GoodmanActorThe Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink
Bruno DelbonnelCinematographerThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Inside Llewyn Davis, Paris Je T'aime
Richard JenkinsActorBurn After Reading, The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty
Jon PolitoActorMiller's Crossing, The Man Who Wasn't There, Barton Fink
Movies and TV shows
172020s
1 title · average score 80
80
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Editor, Producer
2010s
4 titles · average score 78
79
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Producer, Editor
67
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Director, Writer
85
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Editor, Director
82
True Grit (2010)
Screenplay, Editor
2000s
7 titles · average score 75
78
A Serious Man (2009)
Director, Editor
69
Burn After Reading (2008)
Editor, Writer
87
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Writer, Editor
58
The Ladykillers (2004)
Director, Producer
73
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Screenplay, Editor
87
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Writer, Producer
76
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Director, Editor
1990s
3 titles · average score 84
79
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Writer, Director
87
Fargo (1996)
Writer, Director
87
Barton Fink (1991)
Editor, Director
1980s
2 titles · average score 82
87
Blood Simple (1985)
Editor, Writer
77
The Evil Dead (1983)
Assistant Editor