Joel Coen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-11-29 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Joel Coen

Biography

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 receiv...

Production

1998

The Big Lebowski

as Director

1998

1996

Fargo

as Director

1996

Fargo

as Screenplay

1991

Barton Fink

as Director

1991

Barton Fink

as Editor

1991

Barton Fink

as Screenplay

1987

Raising Arizona

as Director

1987

Raising Arizona

as Screenplay

1990

1990

Miller's Crossing

as Screenplay

2001

2004

The Ladykillers

as Director

2004

The Ladykillers

as Screenplay

2004

The Ladykillers

as Producer

2004

2008

2008

2008

Burn After Reading

as Screenplay

2008

1985

Crimewave

as Writer

1984

Blood Simple

as Director

2007

2007

2007

1994

2003

2003

Intolerable Cruelty

as Screenplay

2003

2009

A Serious Man

as Director

2009

A Serious Man

as Writer

2009

A Serious Man

as Producer

2009

A Serious Man

as Editor

2010

True Grit

as Director

2010

True Grit

as Screenplay

2012

Gambit

as Writer

2013

2021

2021

2014

Unbroken

as Screenplay

2013

2013

2013

1998

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Director

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Writer

2010

True Grit

as Producer

1996

Fargo

as Editor

2015

1998

Eight

as Thanks

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Producer

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Editor

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Director

2007

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as Executive Producer

2001

2010

True Grit

as Editor

1984

Blood Simple

as Writer

1994

2017

Suburbicon

as Writer

2019

The Jesus Rolls

as Characters

2016

-

Scarface

as Screenplay

1984

Blood Simple

as Producer

1997

Eye of God

as Thanks

2006

1981

The Evil Dead

as Assistant Editor

2021

1984

Blood Simple

as Editor

2003

Bad Santa

as Executive Producer

1980

Soundings

as Director

2007

World Cinema

as Director

2001

The Grey Zone

as Thanks

-

Jack of Spades

as Director

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