Joel Coen
Directing
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Coen brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing22
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Director
movieHail, Caesar!
2016
Director
movieInside Llewyn Davis
2013
Director
movieTrue Grit
2010
Director
movieA Serious Man
2009
Director
movieBurn After Reading
2008
Director
movieNo Country for Old Men
2007
Director
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Director
movieThe Ladykillers
2004
Director
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
Director
movieThe Big Lebowski
1998
Director
movieFargo
1996
Director
movieThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Director
movieBarton Fink
1991
Director
movieMiller's Crossing
1990
Director
movieRaising Arizona
1987
Director
movieBlood Simple
1985
Director
Acting29
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
2016
Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008
Self - Writer/Director
movieDarkman
1990
Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
movieSpies Like Us
1985
Drive-In Security
movieCrimewave
1985
Reporter at execution (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Writing29
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Screenplay
movieThe Jesus Rolls
2019
Characters
movieSuburbicon
2017
Writer
movieHail, Caesar!
2016
Writer
movieBridge of Spies
2015
Writer
movieUnbroken
2014
Screenplay
movieGambit
2012
Writer
movieTrue Grit
2010
Screenplay
movieA Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009
Original Story
movieA Serious Man
2009
Writer
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Writer
movieThe Ladykillers
2004
Screenplay
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
Screenplay
movieFargo
1996
Writer
movieBarton Fink
1991
Screenplay
movieMiller's Crossing
1990
Screenplay
movieRaising Arizona
1987
Screenplay
movieCrimewave
1985
Writer
movieBlood Simple
1985
Writer
Editing18
movieHail, Caesar!
2016
Editor
movieTrue Grit
2010
Editor
movieA Serious Man
2009
Editor
movieThe Ladykillers
2004
Editor
movieFargo
1996
Editor
movieBarton Fink
1991
Editor
movieBlood Simple
1985
Editor
movieThe Evil Dead
1981
Assistant Editor
Production18
movieThe Bend in the River
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Producer
movieWaffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
Executive Producer
movieHail, Caesar!
2016
Producer
tvFargo
2014
Executive Producer
movieInside Llewyn Davis
2013
Producer
movieTrue Grit
2010
Producer
movieA Serious Man
2009
Producer
movieBurn After Reading
2008
Producer
movieNo Country for Old Men
2007
Producer
movieRomance & Cigarettes
2005
Executive Producer
movieThe Ladykillers
2004
Producer
movieBad Santa
2003
Executive Producer
movieDown from the Mountain
2001
Executive Producer
Crew6
movieEddington
2025
Thanks
movieThe Way of Folk
2016
Thanks
movieThe Grey Zone
2001
Thanks
movieEight
1998
Thanks
movieEye of God
1997
Thanks