Joel Coen
Joel Coen (born November 29, 1954) is an acclaimed American filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with his younger brother, Ethan Coen.
Together, they have written, directed, and produced numerous iconic films spanning various genres, earning them multiple Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for *Fargo* and Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture for *No Country for Old Men*. Joel is married to actress Frances McDormand, who has starred in several of their films. In 2021, Joel directed his first film without his brother, *The Tragedy of Macbeth*.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on November 29, 1954
Bridge of Spies (2015)
During the Cold War, an American insurance lawyer is recruited by the CIA to negotiate a prisoner...
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles...
Director | Screenplay | Producer
Burn After Reading (2008)
When a disc containing the memoirs of a disgraced CIA analyst falls into the hands of two dim-witted...
Producer | Director | Editor | Screenplay
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but...
Screenplay | Producer | Director | Editor
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making...
Director | Screenplay | Editor | Producer
The Big Lebowski (1998)
When "The Dude" Lebowski, a laid-back slacker, is mistaken for a millionaire with the same...
Director | Editor | Writer | Screenplay
Fargo (1996)
A pregnant police chief investigates a series of increasingly violent crimes that begin with a...
Director | Screenplay | Editor
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the...
Director | Screenplay