Writing
Ethan Coen
- Titles
- 76movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2025, busiest in 2007 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
No Country for Old Men87/100
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
- Quirky Characters 5
- Coen Brothers Style 5
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- Character Study 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Stylized Visuals 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, +27 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
John GoodmanActorThe Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink
Grant HeslovActorSuburbicon, World Cinema, World Cinema, World Cinema
Jon PolitoActorThe Man Who Wasn't There, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink
Richard JenkinsActorBurn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty, The Man Who Wasn't There
Movies and TV shows
262020s
2 titles · average score 49
45
Honey Don't! (2025)
Producer, Writer
53
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
Producer, Director
2010s
6 titles · average score 78
79
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Writer, Producer
67
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Writer, Editor
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls (2016)
Executive Producer
83
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Producer, Editor
82
True Grit (2010)
Producer, Editor
2000s
11 titles · average score 71
78
A Serious Man (2009)
Director, Writer
69
Burn After Reading (2008)
Director, Producer
87
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Writer, Producer
59
Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
Executive Producer
58
The Ladykillers (2004)
Editor, Screenplay
66
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Editor, Producer
72
Bad Santa (2003)
Executive Producer
Where the Girls Are (2003)
Executive Producer
77
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Editor, Producer
72
Down from the Mountain (2001)
Executive Producer
76
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Editor, Writer
1990s
5 titles · average score 78
79
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Editor, Writer
87
Fargo (1996)
Editor, Producer
64
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Producer, Writer
79
Barton Fink (1991)
Screenplay, Director
79
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Producer, Screenplay
1980s
2 titles · average score 80
78
Raising Arizona (1987)
Screenplay, Producer
83
Blood Simple (1985)
Editor, Writer