Joel Coen

Directing·Nov 29, 1954·Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) is an American filmmaker, working with his brother, Ethan Coen, together known as the Coen brothers(/ˈkoʊən/). Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). The brothers generally write, direct and produce their films jointly. However, due to regulations, Joel received sole directing credit while Ethan received sole production credit until The Ladykillers (2004). From then on, they would be credited as directors and producers and shared editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. The duo started directing separately in the 2020s, resulting in Joel's The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ethan's Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Together, they have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards and one individual nomination. They share Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. They won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The Coens have written films for other directors, including Sam Raimi's Crimewave (1985), Angelina Jolie's World War II biopic Unbroken (2014) and Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015). They produced Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa (2003) and John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theatre and poetry. They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis was included in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Fargo among the 100 greatest American movies. Richard Corliss wrote of the Coens: "Dexterously flipping and reheating old movie genres like so many pancakes, they serve them fresh, not with syrup but with a coating of comic arsenic." Description above from the Wikipedia article Coen brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
The Coen Brothers - An American Story2025 · Self	Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called2022 · Self	Self
The Tragedy of Macbeth2021 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Suburbicon2017 · Writer	Writer
SShooting 'Blood Simple'2016 · Self	Self
BBlood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers2016 · Self	Self
Hail, Caesar!2016 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Way of Folk2016 · Self	Self
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet2015 · Self	Self
Bridge of Spies2015 · Writer	Writer
Unbroken2014 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'2014 · Self	Self
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'2013 · Producer	Producer
Inside Llewyn Davis2013 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
A Special Day2012 · Self	Self
Gambit2012 · Writer	Writer
True Grit2010 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
A Serious Man2009 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
FFinding the Burn2008 · Self	Self
DDC Insiders Run Amuck2008 · Self	Self
WWelcome Back, George2008 · Self	Self
Burn After Reading2008 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes2008 · Self	Self
TThe Making of 'No Country for Old Men'2008 · Self - Writer/Director	Self - Writer/Director
No Country for Old Men2007 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Ladykillers2004 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
AA Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty2004 · Self	Self
Intolerable Cruelty2003 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Minnesota Nice2003 · Self	Self
MMaking "The Man Who Wasn't There"2002 · Self	Self
The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Down from the Mountain2001 · Self	Self
IInside Look: Down from the Mountain2000 · Self	Self
The Coen Brothers2000 · Self	Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'1998 · Self	Self
The Big Lebowski1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Fargo1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Hudsucker Proxy1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Barton Fink1991 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Miller's Crossing1990 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Darkman1990 · Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)	Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
Stephen King's World of Horror1989 · Self	Self
Raising Arizona1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Spies Like Us1985 · Drive-In Security	Drive-In Security