Joel Coen

71 years old Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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 they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are 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), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).

The brothers generally write, direct and produce their films jointly. However, due to regulations, Joel received sole directing credit while Ethan received sole production credit until The Ladykillers (2004). From then on, they would be credited as directors and producers and shared editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. The duo started directing separately in the 2020s, resulting in Joel's The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ethan's Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Together, they have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards and one individual nomination. They share Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. They won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

The Coens have written films for other directors, including Sam Raimi's Crimewave (1985), Angelina Jolie's World War II biopic Unbroken (2014) and Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015). They produced Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa (2003) and John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theatre and poetry.

They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis was included in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Fargo among the 100 greatest American movies. Richard Corliss wrote of the Coens: "Dexterously flipping and reheating old movie genres like so many pancakes, they serve them fresh, not with syrup but with a coating of comic arsenic."

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Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Director / Writer 7.3
2 The Jesus Rolls (2019) Director / Writer 3
3 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Director / Writer 7.2
4 Suburbicon (2017) Director / Writer 5.9
5 Hail, Caesar! (2016) Director / Writer 6.5
6 Bridge of Spies (2015)
Oscars 2016 		Director / Writer 7.4
7 Unbroken (2014)
Oscars 2015 		Director / Writer 6.6
8 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Oscars 2014 		Director / Writer 7.4
9 Gambit (2012) Director / Writer 6.3
10 True Grit (2010)
Oscars 2011 		Director / Writer 7.5
11 A Serious Man (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Director / Writer 6.6
12 Burn After Reading (2008) Director / Writer 7
13 No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008) Self 9
14 No Country for Old Men (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Director / Writer 7.8
15 To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director / Writer -
16 Paris Je T'aime (2006) Director / Writer 8
17 The Ladykillers (2004) Director / Writer 6.5
18 Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Director / Writer 5.7
19 Minnesota Nice (2003) Self -
20 The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Director / Writer 7.9
21 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Oscars 2001 		Director / Writer 7.5
22 The Big Lebowski (1998) Director / Writer 8
23 Fargo (1996) Director / Writer 7.9
24 The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Director / Writer 6.8
25 Barton Fink (1991) Director / Writer 7.3
26 Miller's Crossing (1990) Director / Writer 7.7
27 Darkman (1990) Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited) 6.4
28 Raising Arizona (1987) Director / Writer 6.9
29 Crimewave (1985) Director / Writer 8
30 Spies Like Us (1985) Drive-In Security 6.8
31 Blood Simple (1985) Director / Writer 7.4