
Joel Coen
American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.
The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).
Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 10.034 |
Birthday | 1954-11-29 |
Place of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | Roderick Jaynes, ジョエル・コーエン, Джоэл Коэн, 喬爾·科恩, 조엘 데이비드 코엔, Joel David Coen, 조엘 코엔, 乔尔·科恩, 科恩兄弟, جوئل کوئن, |

2008

Diary of a Country Sheriff
8/2
No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff
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Diary of a Country Sheriff

2003

Minnesota Nice
6.8/4
A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-winning film Fargo.
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Minnesota Nice

2022

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
7.6/9
A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has alwa...
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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2014

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
6.7/13
A 42-minute making-of documentary, "Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis,'" produced and directed by David Prior. A number of cast and key crew people are inte...
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Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2016

The Way of Folk
0/0
In this brand new featurette, executive producer T Bone Burnett and the Coen brothers discuss the history of some of the songs that heard in Inside Ll...
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The Way of Folk

2004

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
0/0
Making of "Intolerable cruelty".
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A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

2000

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
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This is a 'making of documentary short focusing on the documentary feature Down From The Mountain (2000).
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Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

2002

Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
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Making of "The Man Who Wasn't There".
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Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"

2016

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
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A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.
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Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

2016

Shooting 'Blood Simple'
0/0
Telestrator commentary and interview with Joel and Ethan Coen and Barry Sonnenfeld.
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Shooting 'Blood Simple'

2015

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
0/0
Conversation between filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and the Coen brothers about the evolution of their approach.
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The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

2017

Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen
0/0
Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen about blood simple.
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Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen

1989

Stephen King's World of Horror
8/3
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...
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Stephen King's World of Horror

1990

Darkman
6.426/1384
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur...
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Darkman

1985

Spies Like Us
6.2/632
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
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Spies Like Us

2000

The Coen Brothers
7.5/2
During the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers, mainly concerning their...
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The Coen Brothers

2012

A Special Day
6/2
At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.
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A Special Day

2008

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
6.3/6
A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem,...
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No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

1985

Crimewave
5.521/140
Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go drastically wrong and they murder the wrong man,...
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Crimewave

2001

Down from the Mountain
7.4/8
On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producer...
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Down from the Mountain

1998

The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
6/1
A short documentary about the production of "The Big Lebowski" (1998).
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