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
36Upcoming
4 titles
Writer
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Screenplay
2020s
1 title · average score 80
80
Editor, Producer
2010s
9 titles · average score 64
35
Characters
79
Producer, Editor
51
Writer
67
Director, Writer
81
Writer
63
Screenplay
85
Editor, Director
31
Writer
82
Screenplay, Editor
2000s
14 titles · average score 71
78
Director, Editor
69
Editor, Writer
87
Writer, Editor
65
Writer, Director
68
Director, Writer
68
Writer, Director
68
Director, Writer
74
Director, Writer
58
Director, Producer
73
Screenplay, Editor
87
Writer, Producer
76
Director, Editor
1990s
5 titles · average score 83
79
Writer, Director
87
Writer, Director
73
Director, Writer
87
Editor, Director
87
Director, Screenplay
1980s
3 titles · average score 71
78
Screenplay, Director
87
Editor, Writer
49
as Reporter at execution (uncredited)