Screenplay: Joel Coen
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Joel Coen. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Suburbicon
2017 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction George Clooney
Cast Matt Damon · Julianne Moore · Oscar Isaac · Glenn Fleshler
Plot A crime mystery set in the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, where the best and worst of humanity is reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people....
6.0
7K votes
6.0
7K votes
The Ladykillers
2004 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Joel Coen · Ethan Coen
Cast Tom Hanks · Marlon Wayans · Ryan Hurst · Irma P. Hall
Plot The plot of an eccentric professor-turned-criminal-mastermind (Tom Hanks) to commit the massive heist of a New Orleans riverboat casino appears to be thwarted by the actions of Mrs. Munson, the...
6.0
22K votes
6.0
22K votes
Bad Santa
2003 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Terry Zwigoff
Cast Billy Bob Thornton · Tony Cox · Brett Kelly · Lauren Graham
Plot This is the story of two criminals who disguise themselves as Santa Claus (Thornton) and his elf, traveling across the country to major malls, using the good will people have...
5.9
6K votes
5.9
6K votes
World Cinema (S)
2007 · Movie · 3 min. · United States
Direction Ethan Coen · Joel Coen
Cast Josh Brolin · Grant Heslov · Brooke Smith
Plot A short comedy by the Coen brothers which was part of the anthology film To Each His Own Cinema, but wasn't included in the DVD release of the film. A...
5.6
44 votes
5.6
44 votes
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Joel Coen
Cast George Clooney · Catherine Zeta-Jones · Geoffrey Rush · Billy Bob Thornton
Plot Miles Massey is a top divorce attorney who is hired to represent Rex Rexroth, a wealthy businessman against Marilyn, his gold-digging wife. Miles becomes attracted to Marilyn but manages to...
5.5
21K votes
5.5
21K votes
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Joel Coen · Ethan Coen
Cast Josh Brolin · George Clooney · Alden Ehrenreich · Tilda Swinton
Plot Hollywood, in the 50s. A fixer named Eddie Manix works for the studios to protect the stars of the day from deep-six scandalous stories, whether it be romantic dalliances, drug...
5.4
17K votes
5.4
17K votes
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Movie · 85 min. · China
Direction Zhang Yimou
Cast Sun Honglei · Xiao Shenyang · Yan Ni · Ni Dahong
Plot The owner of a Chinese noodle shop's scheme to murder his adulterous wife and her lover goes awry. Free remake from "Blood Simple", the first movie from brothers Coen.
5.2
1K votes
5.2
1K votes
Crimewave
1985 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Sam Raimi
Cast Louise Lasser · Paul Smith · Brion James · Sheree J. Wilson
Plot A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who...
5.0
782 votes
5.0
782 votes
Gambit
2012 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Michael Hoffman
Cast Colin Firth · Cameron Diaz · Alan Rickman · Tom Courtenay
Plot Harry Deane's (Colin Firth) plan to steal a painting from Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman), one of the world's richest men, is missing one final component -- the participation of a...
4.6
4K votes
4.6
4K votes
The Jesus Rolls
2019 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction John Turturro
Cast John Turturro · Bobby Cannavale · Susan Sarandon · Audrey Tautou
Plot It follows a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time...
3.8
81 votes
3.8
81 votes