Films directed by Joel Coen

The Tragedy of Macbeth

By Charles Bramesco

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand take on the most infamous power couple in literary history, care of Joel Coen.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

By Adam Woodward

Joel and Ethan Coen’s six-part anthology western might just be the crowning achievement of their illustrious career.

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Blood Simple. (1984)

By David Jenkins

The Coen brothers heroically bleak debut feature still shines over thirty years since its inception.

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Hail, Caesar!

By David Jenkins

The Coen brothers return in scintillating and provocative form with this complex satire of 1950s Hollywood.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

By Adam Woodward

Cold exteriors and warm interiors combine in the Coen brothers’ rhapsodic portrait of a ’60s folk singer.

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True Grit

By Adam Woodward

Newcomer Hailee Steinfeld steals the show from right under Jeff Bridges’ nose in the Coens’ deliciously salty western.

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A Serious Man

By James King

A low-key yarn from the Coen brothers that breaks its confines to deliver big.

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Burn After Reading

By Kevin Maher

The Coen brothers strike comedy gold with this thrillingly barmy ensemble farce.

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No Country for Old Men

By Kevin Maher

If the Coen brothers’ latest is not a revolution in cinema, it’ll do until the revolution gets here.

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