Writing
Ethan Coen
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Average score
68/100
- 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 Age1.6, average 3.0
- Contemporary Realism4.3, average 5.4
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Tech & Humanity0.8, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coen Brothers Style 4
- Eccentric Characters 4
- Existential Dread 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Nostalgic Period Piece 2
- Stylized Period Piece 2
- Fast-Paced Dialogue 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Southern Gothic Comedy 2
- Dark Humor 2
- Coen Brothers Comedy 2
- Coen Brothers Signature 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joel CoenDirectorNo 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, +14 more
Roger DeakinsCinematographerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Grit, +8 more
Tricia CookeWriterThe Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Honey Don't!, Drive-Away Dolls, The Man Who Wasn't There, +4 more
Frances McDormandActorFargo, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar!, Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, +2 more
George ClooneyActorO Brother, Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar!, Suburbicon, Intolerable Cruelty
Steve BuscemiActorThe Big Lebowski, Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Paris Je T'aime
Josh BrolinActorNo Country for Old Men, True Grit, Hail, Caesar!, To Each His Own Cinema
John GoodmanActorThe Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink
Matt DamonActorTrue Grit, Suburbicon, Drive-Away Dolls
Richard JenkinsActorBurn After Reading, The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty
Jon PolitoActorMiller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There
Movies and TV shows
49Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
Upcoming
1 title
Producer, Writer
2020s
4 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch score 45Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 65Thanks
GoodWatch score 54Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 58Director
2010s
14 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 35Characters
GoodWatch score 79Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 41Writer
GoodWatch score 81Thanks
GoodWatch score 68Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 81Writer
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Producer, Writer
Thanks
Producer
GoodWatch score 32Writer
GoodWatch score 86Screenplay, Director
2000s
17 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 79Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 69Producer, Editor
GoodWatch score 88Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 83Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 73Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 58Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 55Editor, Producer
GoodWatch score 66Producer, Editor
GoodWatch score 71Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 77Editor, Writer
GoodWatch score 76Producer, Editor
1990s
10 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 79Editor, Producer
GoodWatch score 31Writer
GoodWatch score 63Thanks
GoodWatch score 72Thanks
GoodWatch score 87Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 65Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 58TV show
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 68as Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)
1980s
3 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 83Editor, Writer
GoodWatch score 49as Reporter at execution (uncredited)