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
58Upcoming
6 titles
Writer
Original Story
Director, Writer
Screenplay
Director, Writer
2020s
4 titles · average score 66
64
Producer, Writer
64
Thanks
61
Producer, Director
2010s
14 titles · average score 70
35
Characters
84
Writer, Producer
51
Writer
70
Writer, Editor
86
Writer
73
Screenplay
85
Producer, Editor
Thanks
31
Writer
87
Producer, Editor
2000s
21 titles · average score 72
78
Director, Writer
78
Director, Producer
89
Writer, Producer
65
Director, Writer
68
Writer, Director
74
Writer, Director
58
Editor, Screenplay
73
Editor, Producer
77
Executive Producer
87
Editor, Producer
83
Editor, Writer
1990s
10 titles · average score 74
86
Editor, Writer
46
Writer
61Thanks
72
Thanks
90
Editor, Producer
73
Producer, Writer
59
TV show
87
Screenplay, Director
87
Producer, Screenplay
75
as Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
85
Screenplay, Producer
87
Editor, Writer
49
as Reporter at execution (uncredited)