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- 'Where Eagles Dare' (1968) Directed by Brian G. Hutton. Where Eagles Dare is a World War II movie about a small group of elite Allied soldiers, led by Major Smith (Richard Burton) and Lieutenant Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), on a perilous mission deep behind enemy lines in the Bavarian Alps.
- 'Separate Tables' (1958) Directed by Delbert Mann. This character-driven drama revolves around the residents of a quiet British seaside hotel. The film brings together an ensemble cast that includes notable performances from David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, and Wendy Hiller.
- 'Dames' (1934) Directed by Busby Berkeley and Ray Enright. Dames is a pre-Code musical comedy about Ezra Ounce (Guy Kibbee), a straight-laced millionaire who becomes swept up in a series of comedic misadventures due to the meddling of his overbearing nephew, Jimmy Higgens (Dick Powell).
- 'High and Low' (1963) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. High and Low is a classic police procedural directed by Akira Kurosawa, which Joel Coen listed as one of his all-time top five movies.
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- No Country For Old Men (2007) The Coen Brothers at their best.
- Fargo (1996) The winner of several awards and accolades. Fargo. Where to Watch. *Availability in US. stream. rent. buy. Director. Joel Coen , Ethan Coen. Release Date.
- The Big Lebowski (1998) Demonstrate the Coen Brothers’ peak influence in filmmaking. The Big Lebowski. R. Where to Watch. *Availability in US. stream. rent. buy. Director.
- Raising Arizona (1987) The pinnacle of comedy within their filmography. Raising Arizona. PG-13. Where to Watch. *Availability in US. stream. rent. buy. Not available.
Their distinct movie-making ... Ethan and Joel Coen are arguably masters of black comedy, having produced and directed some of the best movies in recent memory.
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- No Country for Old Men (2007) Among other things, the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men is about fate. That’s a very broad description of what goes on in the film adaptation, which won Best Picture in 2008, and tells a seemingly simple story of a West Texas man (Josh Brolin), a suitcase with $2 million, and the consequences of making the choice to spend money that doesn’t belong to him.
- Raising Arizona (1987) Nothing fills me with joy quite like forgetting that Raising Arizona goes on for 11 minutes before we ever even get to the credits.
- Blood Simple (1984) I don’t know if any filmmaker has had a better debut than the Coens did with Blood Simple. It’s one of my favorite neo-noir films, and it’s one of the most fascinating examples of a movie being funny in a way that’s not specifically trying to be funny.
- A Serious Man (2009) Who pivots from Burn After Reading in 2008 to A Serious Man in 2009? Besides having possibly the best and most infuriating ending in the entire Coen Brothers library, A Serious Man is an incredible character study in its depiction of a physics professor (Michael Stuhlbarg as a likable variation of The Bible’s Job) trying to understand why his life is a whirlwind of constant of calamity and collapse.
May 25, 2022 · All 19 Coen Brothers Movies Ranked From Worst To Best. Posted on May 25, 2022 by Guillermo de Querol. Here are two names that need no introduction: Joel and Ethan Coen. The spectrum of adulation that has enfolded their work is practically unmatched by any American director in the past forty years. Across that time, they have forged a reputation ...
Aug 26, 2020 · It's tough to pin down what exactly makes a Coen brothers movie so special. While there's a lot of connective tissue between their films - a love for total dopes as heroes, deep irony, existential dread, a blend of jokes and violence - their movies are often as unique as they are familiar.
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Sep 22, 2020 · It's Time to Acknowledge Miller's Crossing As the Best Coen Brothers Movie. Thirty years after its release, there hasn't been another film that asks more from its audience—yet rewards them...
