Joel Coen
American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1954 · age 71
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O...
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The Coen Brothers StoryFilm2021
The Tragedy of MacbethFilm, Director, Writer2017
SuburbiconFilm, Writer2015
Bridge of SpiesFilm, Writer2014
FargoSeries, Producer2013National Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorAward
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Film, 2013Producer2010
True GritFilm, Director, Writer2008Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAwardWriters Guild of America Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAward
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized DocumentaryFilm, 20082007Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best DirectorAwardDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature FilmAwardNational Board of Review Award for Best FilmAwardSatellite Award for Best DirectorAward2006
Paris Je T'aimeFilm, Director, Writer2004
Leçon de CinémaSeries2003
Bad SantaFilm, Producer2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Film, Director, Writer1998Independent FocusSeries1997BAFTA Award for Best DirectionAwardSatellite Award for Best DirectorAward1996London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the YearAwardNational Board of Review Award for Best DirectorAward
FargoFilm, 1996Director, Writer1994
American CinemaSeries1992
HBO First LookSeries1991Palme d'OrAward
Barton FinkFilm, 1991Director, Writer1989
Stephen King's World of HorrorFilm1985Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize AwardAward
Blood SimpleFilm, 1985Director, Writer1971Film '72Series1954Born29 November 1954People around Joel
George Clooney Joel directed O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
John Goodman Joel directed The Big Lebowski (1998)
Steve Buscemi Joel directed Fargo and The Big Lebowski
Josh Brolin Joel produced No Country for Old Men (2008)
John Turturro Joel produced The Big Lebowski (1998)
Bruce Campbell Joel directed Fargo and Intolerable Cruelty
Stephen Root Joel directed No Country for Old Men (2007)- Jon Polito Joel produced The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink
Eric Fellner Produced Fargo and The Big Lebowski
Tim Bevan Produced Fargo and The Big Lebowski
Sam Raimi Joel directed Miller's Crossing (1990)
Holly Hunter Joel produced O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
J. K. Simmons Joel directed True Grit and Burn After Reading
Richard Jenkins Joel directed Burn After Reading (2008)
Peter Stormare Joel produced Fargo and The Big Lebowski
Barry Sonnenfeld Joel produced Barton Fink and Blood Simple
Grant Heslov Produced Intolerable Cruelty and Suburbicon
Michael Badalucco Joel directed O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
John McConnell Joel directed O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Billy Bob Thornton Joel directed The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Willem Dafoe Joel directed Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Jeff Bridges Joel directed The Big Lebowski (1998)
Tilda Swinton Joel directed Burn After Reading (2008)
Clancy Brown Joel directed Hail, Caesar! (2016)
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No Country for Old Men 2007
The Big Lebowski 1998
Fargo 1996
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
Barton Fink 1991
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Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include 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), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
