The Best Coen Brothers Films
What are the best Coen brothers films? This is a list that you can help rank of all the films made by the ever-brilliant Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan. Vote for your favorites or really affect the order by ranking and posting your own list with the "re-rank this list your way" button. And of course, if for some reason you didn't like a particular Coen brothers movie, feel free to vote it down, but know that many of their films are considered among the best movies of all time.
The Coen brothers do it all: They write, direct and produce their films together, and they have an impressively successful track record. Their list of notable films is growing longer each year, along with their Academy Awards nominations and wins. From 'Fargo' to 'The Big Lebowski' to 'Barton Fink,' it's hard not to be impressed with the Coens when you see their amazing films listed in one place. Their films are among the most quotable movies and the most rewatchable films of all time.
Movies directed by or written by Joel and Ethan Coen that have been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar include 2010's 'True Grit' and 1996's 'Fargo.' The Coen brothers' 2007 drama 'No Country for Old Men' won Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay and snagged Javier Bardem a Best Supporting Actor golden statue.
Which Coen brothers movie is your favorite? With so many stellar choices it's challenging to pick one best film, isn't it? Give it a go though, and with your vote, you'll be contributing to the overall results.- Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Joel Coen
Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
"Fargo" is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money ...more - Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
- Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Awards: Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay; Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Motion Picture
While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the ...more - George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
- Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson
- Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden