List of the best Joel Coen movies: Fargo(1996), The Big Lebowski(1998), No Country for Old Men(2007), Miller's Crossing(1990), O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000), Barton Fink(1991), Blood Simple(1984), True Grit(2010), The Man Who Wasn't There(2001), Inside Llewyn Davis(2013), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018), Raising Arizona(1987) ... ...
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1996
97 Minutes
Director
Frances McDormand Steve Buscemi William H. Macy Peter Stormare Harve Presnell John Carroll Lynch Kristin Rudrüd Steve Reevis Stephen Park
salesman wife wealthy man thug police officer quirky witty dark minnesota car motel kidnapping deception money violence crime corruption quest rescue 1980s
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Comedy
USA|UK
1998
117 Minutes
Director
Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Peter Stormare David Huddleston Philip Seymour Hoffman Flea Leon Russom Sam Elliott Tara Reid
man bowler friend millionaire criminal thug outlandish offbeat hilarious los angeles mistaken identity hedonism drug cartel alcohol underdog crime rise revenge escape 1990s
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2007
122 Minutes
Director
Tommy Lee Jones Ethan Coen Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Woody Harrelson Kelly Macdonald Garret Dillahunt Tess Harper Barry Corbin Stephen Root Rodger Boyce
hunter serial killer sheriff wife veteran chilling dark creepy texas countryside motel police station gas station murder drug trafficking assassination investigation pursuit mystery 1980s
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Director
Gabriel Byrne Ethan Coen Albert Finney Marcia Gay Harden Jon Polito John Turturro J.E. Freeman Mike Starr Al Mancini
gangster moll bookie political boss hatchet man tense confident cool nightclub office warehouse forest household mafia prohibition rivalry underdog 1920s
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2000
106 Minutes
Director
George Clooney John Turturro Tim Blake Nelson John Goodman Holly Hunter Chris Thomas King Charles Durning Del Pentecost Michael Badalucco J.R. Horne Brian Reddy
convict politician salesman wife gangster musician quirky witty hilarious heartwarming mississippi farm river prison radio station escape treasure music betrayal racism
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Drama
UK|USA
1991
116 Minutes
Director
John Turturro John Goodman Judy Davis Michael Lerner John Mahoney Tony Shalhoub Jon Polito Steve Buscemi David Warrilow Richard Portnow Christopher Murney
playwright neighbor insurance salesman producer drunk detective dark quirky intricate new york city hollywood, calif. hotel elevator movie studio writer's block death show business daunting task dance curse
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1984
97 Minutes
Director
John Getz Frances McDormand M. Emmet Walsh Dan Hedaya Samm-Art Williams Deborah Neumann Señor Marco William Creamer
private investigator wealthy man cheater wife lover quirky suspenseful texas bar violence murder deception infidelity jealousy revenge 1980s
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Western, Drama
USA
2010
110 Minutes
Joel Coen Jeff Bridges Matt Damon Josh Brolin Barry Pepper Hailee Steinfeld Dakin Matthews Jarlath Conroy Paul Rae Elizabeth Marvel Roy Lee Jones
cowboy gunslinger assassin marshal dense gritty gripping texas desert arkansas absence alcoholism death family showdown revenge quest pursuit 1900s
A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2001
116 Minutes
Director
Billy Bob Thornton Frances McDormand Michael Badalucco James Gandolfini Katherine Borowitz Jon Polito Scarlett Johansson Richard Jenkins Tony Shalhoub Adam Alexi-Malle
barber wife boss attorney pianist brother-in-law brooding suspenseful california department store prison court hospital lake murder blackmail suicide trial affair fall
A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA|UK|France
2013
104 Minutes
Director
Oscar Isaac Ethan Coen Carey Mulligan John Goodman Garrett Hedlund F. Murray Abraham Justin Timberlake Ethan Phillips Robin Bartlett Max Casella Jerry Grayson
musician singer-songwriter music producer mogul confident engaging passionate greenwich village new york city club stage chicago folk music struggle success social event rise 1960s
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
Comedy, Western, Drama
USA
2018
132 Minutes
Joel Coen Tim Blake Nelson Willie Watson David Krumholtz James Franco Stephen Root Ralph Ineson Liam Neeson Harry Melling Tom Waits Zoe Kazan
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Comedy
USA
1987
93 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter Trey Wilson John Goodman William Forsythe Sam McMurray Frances McDormand Randall Cobb M. Emmet Walsh
ex-convict ex-cop child police officer bounty hunter quirky witty heartwarming madcap house store trailer arizona supermarket kidnapping parenthood extortion robbery blackmail thanksgiving
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Comedy
UK|Germany|USA
1994
111 Minutes
Director
Tim Robbins Ethan Coen Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Newman Charles Durning John Mahoney Jim True-Frost Bill Cobbs Bruce Campbell Joe Grifasi John Seitz
executive naïve person undercover reporter janitor concierge board member lighthearted amusing new york city tower office street restaurant apartment business inventions corporate culture corruption journalism rags to riches
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|France
2008
95 Minutes
Director
George Clooney Ethan Coen Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Jeffrey DeMunn
cia agent personal trainer friend lawyer cheater quirky witty gym suburbia household car blackmail extortion paranoia murder infidelity robbery temptation escape quest
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2009
105 Minutes
Director
Michael Stuhlbarg Ethan Coen Richard Kind Fred Melamed Sari Lennick Aaron Wolff Jessica McManus Amy Landecker Peter Breitmayer Brent Braunschweig David Kang
professor wife brother rabbi student co-worker disheartening somber amusing minnesota household school temple suburbia judaism infidelity divorce religion paranoia love triangle
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Comedy
USA|UK|Japan
2016
106 Minutes
Director
Josh Brolin Ethan Coen George Clooney Alden Ehrenreich Ralph Fiennes Scarlett Johansson Tilda Swinton Channing Tatum Frances McDormand Jonah Hill Veronica Osorio
actor studio head kidnapper director police officer president charming cheeky amusing movie set movie studio office car bar street movies disillusionment kidnapping ransom survival
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Comedy
USA
2004
104 Minutes
Director
Tom Hanks Irma P. Hall Marlon Wayans J.K. Simmons Tzi Ma Ryan Hurst George Wallace Diane Delano Stephen Root Jason Weaver Greg Grunberg
professor landlady criminal explosives expert insider thug amusing quirky suspenseful crafty mississippi boardinghouse casino heist deception murder plot ineptitude greed quest temptation
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
Romance
USA
2003
100 Minutes
Director
George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric Kyles Richard Jenkins Billy Bob Thornton Paul Adelstein Julia Duffy Stacey Travis Jack Kyle Jonathan Hadary
divorce lawyer divorcée oil baron private investigator amusing sultry quirky court elevator casino office restaurant sex marriage law love revenge transformation love 2000s
A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.