Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Directing

Born November 29, 1954 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

22 films as director · Active 1985–2021

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…

Known for

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992

American Cinema

American Cinema

1994

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

Darkman

Darkman

1990

A Special Day

A Special Day

2012

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2014

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985

Directed(22)

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021The Tragedy of Macbeth★ 6.9

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs★ 7.1

Hail, Caesar!

2016Hail, Caesar!★ 5.9

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013Inside Llewyn Davis★ 7.2

True Grit

2010True Grit★ 7.3

A Serious Man

2009A Serious Man★ 6.7

Burn After Reading

2008Burn After Reading★ 6.7

No Country for Old Men

2007No Country for Old Men★ 7.9

To Each His Own Cinema

2007To Each His Own Cinema★ 6.5

Paris Je T'aime

2006Paris Je T'aime★ 6.8

The Ladykillers

2004The Ladykillers★ 6.1

Intolerable Cruelty

2003Intolerable Cruelty★ 6.0

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001The Man Who Wasn't There★ 7.5

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?★ 7.3

The Big Lebowski

1998The Big Lebowski★ 7.8

Fargo

1996Fargo★ 7.8

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994The Hudsucker Proxy★ 7.1

Barton Fink

1991Barton Fink★ 7.5

Miller's Crossing

1990Miller's Crossing★ 7.4

Raising Arizona

1987Raising Arizona★ 7.1

Blood Simple

1985Blood Simple★ 7.3

—Jack of Spades

Acting(29)

2025The Coen Brothers - An American StorySelf

2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She CalledSelf

2016Shooting 'Blood Simple'Self

2016Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave EggersSelf

2016The Way of FolkSelf

2015The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred FeetSelf

2014Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Self

2012A Special DaySelf

2008Finding the BurnSelf

2008DC Insiders Run AmuckSelf

2008Welcome Back, GeorgeSelf

2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the ScenesSelf

2008The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'Self - Writer/Director

2004Leçon de CinémaSelf

2004A Look Inside 'Intolerable CrueltySelf

2003Minnesota NiceSelf

2002Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"Self

2001Down from the MountainSelf

2000Inside Look: Down from the MountainSelf

2000The Coen BrothersSelf

1998The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'Self

1998Independent FocusSelf

1994American CinemaSelf

1992HBO First Look

1990DarkmanOldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf

1985Spies Like UsDrive-In Security

1985CrimewaveReporter at execution (uncredited)

1953The OscarsSelf

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