Writing
Ethan Coen
- Titles
- 78movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2025, busiest in 2007 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Fargo90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Satire & Parody4.4average 2.3
- Dark Humor5.0average 2.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Crime5.7average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.0average 2.7
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Historical3.6average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.6, average 2.9
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Romance2.9, average 3.8
- Family Dynamics3.7, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Darkly Humorous 6
- Coen Brothers Style 5
- Quirky Characters 5
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- Stylized Visuals 3
- Character Study 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Contemporary Setting 3
- Absurdist Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joel CoenWriterNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Bridge of Spies, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, +29 more
Carter BurwellComposerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Hail, Caesar!, +13 more
Roger DeakinsCinematographerNo Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Hail, Caesar!, +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
Josh BrolinActorNo Country for Old Men, Hail, Caesar!, True Grit, To Each His Own Cinema, World Cinema, +3 more
Frances McDormandActorFargo, Hail, Caesar!, Burn After Reading, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, +2 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
John TurturroActorO Brother, Where Art Thou?, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
Matt DamonActorTrue Grit, Drive-Away Dolls, Suburbicon
Movies and TV shows
212000s
21 titles · average score 72
78
A Serious Man (2009)
Director, Writer
48
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
Original Story
78
Burn After Reading (2008)
Director, Producer
89
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Writer, Producer
65
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Director, Writer
68
World Cinema (2007)
Writer, Director
68
World Cinema (2007)
Director, Writer
68
World Cinema (2007)
Writer, Director
Tuileries (2007)
Director, Writer
66
World Cinema (2007)
Director
74
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Writer, Director
60
Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
Executive Producer
58
The Ladykillers (2004)
Editor, Screenplay
73
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Editor, Producer
77
Bad Santa (2003)
Executive Producer
Where the Girls Are (2003)
Executive Producer
87
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Editor, Producer
67
The Grey Zone (2001)
Thanks
82
Down from the Mountain (2001)
Producer
83
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Editor, Writer