Editing Coen brothers (section)

== Career ==
=== 1980s ===
After graduating from [[New York University]], Joel worked as a [[production assistant]] on a variety of [[Sponsored film|industrial films]] and music videos. He developed a talent for film editing and met [[Sam Raimi]] while assisting Edna Ruth Paul in editing Raimi's first feature film, ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=Bruce|title=If Chins Could Kill|edition=First|publisher=LA Weekly Books|location=New York, NY|date=2002|page=129|isbn=0312291450}}</ref>

The duo made their debut with ''[[Blood Simple]]'' (1984). Set in [[Texas]], it tells the tale of a bar owner ([[Dan Hedaya]]) who hires a detective ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) to kill his wife and her lover ([[Frances McDormand]] and [[John Getz]], respectively). It contains elements that point to their future direction: distinctive homages to genre movies (in this case [[film noir|noir]] and [[horror film|horror]]), [[plot twist]]s layered over a simple story, snappy dialogue and [[dark humor]]. [[Janet Maslin]] wrote: "The camera work by [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] is especially dazzling. So is the fact that Mr. Coen, unlike many people who have directed great-looking film noir efforts, knows better than to let handsomeness become the film's entire raison d'être. In addition to its stylishness, ''Blood Simple'' has the kind of purposefulness and coherence that show Mr. Coen to be headed for bigger, even better, things."<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Janet Maslin]]| work=[[The New York Times]]| title=Blood Simple: A Black-Comic Romp| date=October 12, 1984| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/12/movies/blood-simple-a-black-comic-romp.html}}</ref> Joel's direction was recognized at the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] and [[Independent Spirit]] awards.<ref name="BloodSimpleAwards">{{cite web|title=Blood Simple – Cast, Crew, Directors and Awards|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/6128/Blood-Simple/details|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003201703/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/6128/Blood-Simple/details|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|access-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> It was the first film shot by Sonnenfeld, who collaborated with the Coens on their two subsequent films and went on to be a director. It marked the first of many collaborations between the Coens and composer [[Carter Burwell]]. It was also the screen debut of McDormand, who went on to feature in many of the Coens' films (and marry Joel).<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]]| date=September 8, 2014| title=30 Years of Coens: ''Blood Simple''| work=[[The Atlantic]]| url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-revisiting-blood-simple/379743/}}</ref>

Their next project was ''[[Crimewave]]'' (Raimi, 1985), written by the Coens and Raimi. Joel and Raimi also made [[cameo appearances|cameo]]s in ''[[Spies Like Us]]'' (1985).

The brothers wanted to follow their debut with something fast-paced and funny. ''[[Raising Arizona]]'' (1987) follows an unlikely married couple: ex-convict H.I. ([[Nicolas Cage]]) and police officer Ed ([[Holly Hunter]]), who long for a baby but are unable to conceive. When furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona ([[Trey Wilson]]) appears on television with his newly born quintuplets and jokes that they "are more than we can handle", H.I. steals one of the quintuplets to bring up as their own. [[Pauline Kael]] noted its "cornpone-surreal quality" and wrote that the Coens "are going with their strengths. They're making a contraption, and they're good at it because they know how to make the camera behave mechanically, which is just right here—it mirrors the mechanics of farce ... The Sunsets look marvellously ultra-vivid; the paint doesn't seem to be dry—it's like opening day at a miniature-golf course."<ref>{{cite magazine| author=[[Pauline Kael]]| title=Manypeeplia Upsidownia| date=April 12, 1987| magazine=[[The New Yorker]]| url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/04/20/manypeeplia-upsidownia}}</ref> [[Geoff Andrew]] wrote: "the lives and times of Hi, Ed and friends are painted in splendidly seedy colours, turning Arizona into a mythical haven for a memorable gaggle of no-hopers, halfwits and has-beens. Starting from a point of delirious excess, the film leaps into dark and virtually uncharted territory to soar like a comet."<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Geoff Andrew]]| work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]| title=Raising Arizona 1987, directed by Joel Coen| date=September 10, 2012| url= https://www.timeout.com/movies/raising-arizona}}</ref> The film featured McDormand, [[William Forsythe (actor)|William Forsythe]], [[Sam McMurray]], [[Randall "Tex" Cobb]] and marked the first of many collaborations between the Coens and [[John Goodman]].<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]]| date=September 9, 2014| title=30 Years of Coens: ''Raising Arizona''| work=[[The Atlantic]]| url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-the-coens-raising-arizona/379815/}}</ref>

=== 1990s ===
''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' (1990) is a [[gangster film]] inspired by [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''[[Red Harvest]]'' (1929) and ''[[The Glass Key]]'' (1931). It stars [[Gabriel Byrne]] as Irish mobster Tom Reagan and features [[Albert Finney]], [[Marcia Gay Harden]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Jon Polito]] and [[John Turturro]]. The film was released almost simultaneously with ''[[Goodfellas]]'' and was not a commercial success, but received positive reviews. [[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]] calls it "a distillation of all the tropes and themes and moods of the classic gangster film."  It was the Coens' first collaboration with production designer [[Dennis Gassner]].<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]]| title=30 Years of Coens: ''Miller's Crossing''| date=September 10, 2014| work=[[The Atlantic]]|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-millers-crossing/379895/}}</ref>

They followed it with ''[[Barton Fink]]'' (1991); set in 1941, it follows a New York playwright, the eponymous Fink (Turturro), who moves to [[Los Angeles]] to write a [[B-picture]] for a venal movie mogul ([[Michael Lerner (actor)|Michael Lerner]]). Fink is modeled on playwright [[Clifford Odets]], and the character W.P. Mayhew ([[John Mahoney]]) is based on [[William Faulkner]]. ''Barton Fink'' was a critical success, earning Oscar nominations and winning Best Director, Best Actor and {{Lang|fr|[[Palme d'Or]]|italic=no}} at the [[1991 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com Barton Fink">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/79/year/1991.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Barton Fink |work=Festival de Cannes |access-date=August 9, 2009|publisher=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> It was their first film with cinematographer [[Roger Deakins]], a key collaborator for the next 25 years.<ref>{{cite news| author=Christopher Orr| date=September 11, 2014| work=[[The Atlantic]]| title=30 Years of Coens: ''Barton Fink''| url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-barton-fink/379990/}}</ref>

''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' (1994) is an homage to the [[screwball comedies]] of [[Frank Capra]] and [[Howard Hawks]]. Co-written with Raimi, the film follows a mailroom clerk ([[Tim Robbins]]) who is promoted to president of the Hudsucker corporation by a cynical director ([[Paul Newman]]) in a scheme to devalue the company's stock; a fast-talking newspaperwoman ([[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]) tries to scoop the story. Critics praised the production design but criticized the tone. It was a [[box office bomb]] ($30 million budget, $3 million gross in the US).<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]]| title=30 Years of Coens: ''The Hudsucker Proxy''| date=September 12, 2014| work=[[The Atlantic]]| url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-the-hudsucker-proxy/380068/}}</ref>

The brothers bounced back with the "homespun murder story" ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' (1996), set in their home state of [[Minnesota]]. In it, car salesman Jerry Lundegaard ([[William H. Macy]]), who has serious financial problems, has his wife kidnapped so that his wealthy father-in-law ([[Harve Presnell]]) will pay the ransom, which he plans to split with the kidnappers (Buscemi and [[Peter Stormare]]). Complications ensue, and local cop [[Marge Gunderson (Fargo character)|Marge Gunderson]] (McDormand) starts to investigate. Produced on a small budget of $7 million, ''Fargo'' was a critical and commercial success, with particular praise for its dialogue and McDormand's performance. The film received several awards, including a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award and [[Prix de la mise en scène|Cannes]] award for direction, and two [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]: a [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] and a [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Oscar]] for McDormand.<ref name="festival-cannes.com Fargo">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4685/year/1996.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fargo |work=Festival de Cannes |access-date=January 14, 2016| publisher= festival-cannes.com}}</ref><ref name="fargo-oscars">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/05/14/specials/ondaatje-oscar.html |title='English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture |access-date=January 14, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] wrote that "it rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense, and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen. To watch it is to experience steadily mounting delight, as you realize the filmmakers have taken enormous risks, gotten away with them, and have made a movie that is completely original, and as familiar as an old shoe – or a rubber-soled hunting boot from Land's End, more likely."<ref>{{cite news| author=[[Roger Ebert]]| title=Fargo| date=March 8, 1996| work=[[Chicago Sun Times]]| url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fargo-1996}}</ref>

''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' (1998) is a [[crime comedy]] about Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski ([[Jeff Bridges]]), a Los Angeles slacker who is involved in a kidnapping case after being mistaken for a millionaire of the same name ([[David Huddleston]].)<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/big-lebowski| title = The Big Lebowski{{!}}The New Yorker| magazine = [[The New Yorker]]}}</ref> It features [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] as Lebowski's flunky, Goodman and Buscemi as The Dude's [[bowling]] buddies and [[Julianne Moore]] as his "special lady friend". It was influenced by [[Raymond Chandler]]'s ''[[The Big Sleep]]'' (1939) and [[Robert Altman]]'s [[The Long Goodbye (1973 film)|''The Long Goodbye'']].<ref name=OrrLebowski>{{cite news| author=[[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]]| title=30 Years of Coens: ''The Big Lebowski''| date=September 16, 2014| work=[[The Atlantic]]| url= https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/30-years-of-coens-the-big-lebowski/380220/}}</ref> It has become a [[cult classic]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-19463| title = "The Big Lebowski" + Shakespeare = "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski" – WSJ|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|date = January 8, 2010|last1 = Kung|first1 = Michelle}}</ref> An annual festival, [[Lebowski Fest]], began in 2002, and many adhere to the philosophy of "[[Dudeism]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ehrlich|first=Richard|title=The man who founded a religion based on 'The Big Lebowski'|url=http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/life/doctrine-chiang-mais-church-latter-day-dude-explained-206793|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405065606/http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/life/doctrine-chiang-mais-church-latter-day-dude-explained-206793|archive-date=April 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked it 8th on their Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years list in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Comedy 25: The Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years|url=https://www.ew.com/gallery/comedy-25-funniest-movies-past-25-years|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> It was the first collaboration between the Coens and [[T Bone Burnett]], credited as "Music Archivist".<ref name=OrrLebowski/>

=== 2000s ===
[[File:COEN Brothers (cannesPH).jpg|thumb|left|Ethan and Joel at the [[2001 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
The Coen brothers' next film, ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000), was another critical and commercial success. The title was borrowed from the [[Preston Sturges]] film ''[[Sullivan's Travels]]'' (1941), whose lead character, movie director John Sullivan, had planned to make a film with that title.<ref>{{cite magazine|author= Brody, Richard|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date = June 17, 2014|access-date = September 29, 2021|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/movie-of-the-week-sullivans-travels|title=Movie of the Week: "Sullivan's Travels"}}</ref> Based loosely on [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]'' (complete with a [[Cyclopes|Cyclops]], [[Siren (mythology)|sirens]], ''et al.''), the story is set in [[Mississippi]] in the 1930s and follows a trio of escaped convicts who, after absconding from a [[chain gang]], journey home to recover bank-heist loot the leader has buried—but they have no clear perception of where they are going. The film highlighted the comic abilities of [[George Clooney]] as the oddball lead character Ulysses Everett McGill, and of [[Tim Blake Nelson]] and [[John Turturro]], his sidekicks. The film's [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and old-time soundtrack, offbeat humor and [[Color grading|digitally desaturated]] cinematography made it a critical and commercial hit.<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{Cite web |url =https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/o_brother_where_art_thou |title=O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |date=December 22, 2000 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="gross">{{cite web | title=O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=obrotherwhereartthou.htm | access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> It was the first feature film to use all-digital color grading.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/o-brother-this-was-the-first-movie-to-use-all-digital-1595466651|title=O Brother, This Was the First Movie to Use All-Digital Color Grading|website=Gizmodo|date=June 25, 2014 }}</ref> The [[O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)|film's soundtrack CD]] was also successful, spawning a concert and concert/documentary DVD, ''[[Down from the Mountain]].''

The Coens next produced another [[Film Noir|noirish]] thriller, ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001).

The Coens directed the 2003 film ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'', starring George Clooney and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], a throwback to the romantic comedies of the 1940s. It focuses on hotshot divorce lawyer Miles Massey and a beautiful divorcée whom Massey managed to prevent from receiving any money in her divorce. She vows to get even with him while, at the same time, he becomes smitten with her. ''Intolerable Cruelty'' received generally positive reviews, although it is considered one of the duo's weaker films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/intolerable_cruelty/|title=Intolerable Cruelty| publisher= Rotten Tomatoes| date=October 10, 2003}}</ref> Also that year, they executive produced and did an uncredited rewrite of the Christmas black comedy ''[[Bad Santa]]'', which garnered positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/terry-zwigoff-talks-battling-over-bad-santa-turning-down-juno-and-the-beaver-and-much-more-in-candid-interview-20121220|title=Terry Zwigoff Talks Battling Over 'Bad Santa,' His Preferred Director's Cut & Much More In Candid Interview|publisher=[[Indiewire]]|access-date=January 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229170039/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/terry-zwigoff-talks-battling-over-bad-santa-turning-down-juno-and-the-beaver-and-much-more-in-candid-interview-20121220|archive-date=December 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2004, the Coens made ''[[The Ladykillers (2004 film)|The Ladykillers]]'', a remake of the [[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|British classic]] by [[Ealing Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462296/Disney-remakes-The-Ladykillers.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462296/Disney-remakes-The-Ladykillers.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Disney remakes The Lady Killers|date=May 19, 2004 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> A professor, played by [[Tom Hanks]], assembles a team to rob a casino. They rent a room in an elderly woman's home to plan the heist. When the woman discovers the plot, the gang decides to murder her to ensure her silence. The Coens received some of the most lukewarm reviews of their careers in response to this film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ladykillers/|title=The Ladykillers Movie Reviews, Pictures|date=March 26, 2004 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=September 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/15-movies-that-had-the-biggest-influences-on-the-films-of-the-coen-brothers/2/| title = 15 Movies That Had The Biggest Influences On The Films of The Coen Brothers – Page 2 – Taste of Cinema| date = July 7, 2021}}</ref>

They directed two short films for two separate [[anthology films]]—''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' (''Tuileries'', 2006) starring [[Steve Buscemi]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Springer|first1=Mike|title=Tuileries: A Short, Slightly Twisted Film by Joel and Ethan Coen|url=http://www.openculture.com/2011/12/tuileries_coen_brothers.html|publisher=Open Culture|access-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[To Each His Own Cinema]]'' (''World Cinema'', 2007) starring [[Josh Brolin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fischer|first1=Russ|title=Big Directors Small Films: The Coen Brothers Short Film 'World Cinema'|date=August 11, 2009|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/big-directors-small-films-the-coen-brothers-short-film-world-cinema/|publisher=[[/Film]]|access-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> Both films received highly positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chacun-son-cinema-to-each-his-cinema/ |title = To Each His Own Cinema (2007) |access-date =January 15, 2016 |publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paris_je_taime/ |title = ''Paris, I Love You'' (2007) |date = May 4, 2007 |access-date =January 15, 2016 |publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>
[[File:Javier Bardem Coen brothers.jpg|thumb|With [[Javier Bardem]] at the [[2007 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
''[[No Country for Old Men]]'', released in November 2007, closely follows [[No Country for Old Men (novel)|the 2005 novel of the same name]] by [[Cormac McCarthy]]. Vietnam veteran Llewelyn Moss ([[Josh Brolin]]), living near the Texas/Mexico border, stumbles upon, and decides to take, two million dollars in drug money. He must then go on the run to avoid those trying to recover the money, including [[Antisocial personality disorder|sociopathic]] killer [[Anton Chigurh]] ([[Javier Bardem]]), who confounds both Llewelyn and local sheriff Ed Tom Bell ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]). The plotline is a return to noir themes, but in some respects it was a departure for the Coens; with the exception of [[Stephen Root]], none of the stable of regular actors appears in the film. ''No Country'' received nearly universal critical praise, garnering a 94% "Fresh" rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_country_for_old_men |title = ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007) |date = November 21, 2007 |access-date =October 5, 2008 |publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> It won four Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], all of which were received by the Coens, as well as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] received by Bardem. The Coens, as "Roderick Jaynes", were also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Editing]], but lost. It was the first time since 1961 (when [[Jerome Robbins]] and [[Robert Wise]] won for ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'') that two directors received the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] at the same time.<ref name="AMPAS-Coen">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/80th.html|title=The 80th Academy Awards (2008)|publisher=The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|date=February 24, 2008}}</ref>

In January 2008, Ethan Coen's play ''[[Almost an Evening]]'' premiered [[off-broadway]] at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]] Stage 2, opening to mostly enthusiastic reviews. The initial run closed on February 10, 2008, but the same production was moved to a new theatre for a commercial off-Broadway run at the [[Lynn Redgrave Theater|Bleecker Street Theater]] in New York City. Produced by The Atlantic Theater Company, it ran there from March 2008 through June 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite web
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|access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> and Art Meets Commerce.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artmeetscommerce.net |publisher=artmeetscommerce.net |title=Art Meets Commerce}}</ref> In May 2009, the Atlantic Theater Company produced Coen's ''Offices'', as part of their mainstage season at the Linda Gross Theater.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brantley|first1=Ben|title=Coen's-Eye View of 9 to 5|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/theater/reviews/08offi.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 7, 2009|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref>

''[[Burn After Reading]]'', a comedy starring [[Brad Pitt]] and George Clooney, was released September 12, 2008, and portrays a collision course between two gym instructors, spies and Internet dating.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/15-movies-that-had-the-biggest-influences-on-the-films-of-the-coen-brothers/| title = 15 Movies That Had The Biggest Influences On The Films of The Coen Brothers – Taste of Cinema| date = July 7, 2021}}</ref> Released to positive reviews, it debuted at No. 1 in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=burnafterreading.htm|title=Burn After Reading (2008) – Weekend Box Office Results|access-date=September 26, 2008|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>

In 2009, the Coens directed a television commercial titled "Air Freshener" for the Reality Coalition.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/26/coen-brothers-direct-new_n_170196.html |title = Coen Brothers Direct New 'Clean Coal' Ad |access-date =February 28, 2009 |work = [[HuffPost]] |first=Dave |last=Burdick |date=February 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=thisisreality|url=http://action.thisisreality.org/page/s/coenbrothers|title=Coen Brothers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228171514/http://action.thisisreality.org/page/s/coenbrothers|archive-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref>

They next directed ''[[A Serious Man]]'', released October 2, 2009, a "gentle but dark" period comedy (set in 1967) with a low budget.<ref name="startribune">{{cite web |url = http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/27957494.html?page=1&c=y |title = In Twin Cities, Coen brothers shoot from heart |access-date = October 5, 2008 |author = Covert, Colin |date = September 6, 2008 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |archive-date = March 5, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194741/http://www.startribune.com/in-twin-cities-coen-brothers-shoot-from-heart/27957494/?c=y&page=1 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The film is based loosely on the Coens' childhoods in an academic family in the largely Jewish suburb of [[Saint Louis Park, Minnesota]];<ref name="startribune" /> it also drew comparisons to the ''[[Book of Job]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Evans |first=K.L. |editor-last=Conard |editor-first=Mark T. |title=The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |date=2012 |pages=289–303 |chapter=How Job Begat Larry: The Present Situation in A Serious Man |isbn= 978-0813134451}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| journal= Journal of Religion & Film| volume= 15| number= 2| last= Tollerton| first= David| title= Job of Suburbia? A Serious Man and Viewer Perceptions of the Biblical| url= https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol15/iss2/7 |publisher= University of Nebraska | place= Omaha, Nebraska| year= 2012| page= 10}}</ref> Filming took place late in the summer of 2008, in the neighborhoods of Roseville and [[Bloomington, Minnesota]], at [[Normandale Community College]], and at [[St. Olaf College]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Henke | first = David | title = Coen brothers will use St. Olaf for movie | work = [[Northfield News]] | date = August 19, 2008 | url = http://northfieldnews.com/news.php?viewStory=45735 | access-date =January 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 9, 2008 |last=Gonnerman |first=David |title=St. Olaf gets 'Serious' |publisher=[[St. Olaf College]] |url=http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&id=4469 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808010712/http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&id=4469 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |access-date=January 14, 2016  }}</ref> The film was nominated for the Oscars for Best Picture and [[Best Original Screenplay]].<ref name="Oscars2010">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010 |title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners |date=December 4, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2016|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS)}}</ref>

=== 2010s ===
''[[True Grit (2010 film)|True Grit]]'' (2010) is based on the 1968 [[True Grit (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Charles Portis]].<ref>{{cite news
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}}</ref> Filming was done in Texas and New Mexico. [[Hailee Steinfeld]] stars as Mattie Ross along with Jeff Bridges as Marshal [[Rooster Cogburn (character)|Rooster Cogburn]]. [[Matt Damon]] and [[Josh Brolin]] also appear in the movie.<ref name="bh">{{cite web
|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view/20100212coen_brothers_to_film_true_grit_remake_in_nm/srvc=home&position=recent
|title=Coen Brothers to film 'True Grit' remake in NM
|work=[[Boston Herald]]
|date=February 12, 2010
|access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> ''True Grit'' was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12278412|title=Oscar nominations 2011 in full|date=January 25, 2011|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.uk.msn.com/movie-awards/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=155966487|title=Oscar nominees 2011|date=January 25, 2011|publisher=MSN Movies UK|access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314154922/http://movies.uk.msn.com/movie-awards/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=155966487|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Coen brothers Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|left|195px|The Coens, presidents of the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]] jury]]

Ethan Coen wrote the one-act comedy ''Talking Cure'', which was produced on Broadway in 2011 as part of ''[[Relatively Speaking (2011 play)|Relatively Speaking]]'', an anthology of three one-act plays by Coen, [[Elaine May]], and [[Woody Allen]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isherwood|first1=Charles|title=Each Family, Tortured in Its Own Way|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/theater/reviews/relatively-speaking-at-brooks-atkinson-theater-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/theater/reviews/relatively-speaking-at-brooks-atkinson-theater-review.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 21, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2011, the Coen brothers won the $1 million [[Dan David Prize]] for their contribution to cinema and society.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 16, 2011|title=Coen brothers win $1m Dan David Prize|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13408854|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date = February 23, 2011|author1=Shtull-Trauring, Asaf |author2=Anderman, Nirit |title=A serious prize / Coen brothers win Dan David award|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5126645|access-date=September 29, 2021|work=[[Haaretz]]|language=en}}</ref>

''[[Inside Llewyn Davis]]'' (2013) is a treatise on the 1960s [[folk music]] scene in New York City's [[Greenwich Village]], and very loosely based on the life of [[Dave Van Ronk]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Russ |last = Fischer |url = https://www.slashfilm.com/coen-bros-film-based-folk-musician-dave-van-ronk/#more-106431 |title = The Coen Bros. New Script is Based on the 60's NYC Folk Scene |publisher = /Film |date = June 25, 2011 |access-date =June 25, 2011}}</ref> The film stars [[Oscar Isaac]], [[Justin Timberlake]], and [[Carey Mulligan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Labrecque |first=Gabe |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/31/justin-timberlake-llewyn-davis/ |title=Coen brothers target Justin Timberlake for 'Inside Llewyn Davis' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> It won the [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]], where it was highly praised by critics.<ref name="Cannes2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html |title=2013 Official Selection|work=Festival de Cannes |date=April 18, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2013|publisher=Cannes}}</ref> They received a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "Please Mr. Kennedy", which is heard in the film.<ref name=GGnom>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/2014-golden-globes-nominee-list-1200948220/|title=Golden Globes Nominations: The Full List|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 11, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref>

''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', a television series inspired by their film of the same name, premiered in April 2014 on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] network. It is created by [[Noah Hawley]] and executive produced by the brothers.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/09/fx-teams-with-joel-ethan-coen-and-noah-hawley-for-series-adaptation-of-fargo-342737/ |title=FX Teams With Joel & Ethan Coen And Noah Hawley For Series Adaptation Of 'Fargo' |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref>

The Coens also contributed to the screenplay for ''[[Unbroken (film)|Unbroken]]'', along with [[Richard LaGravenese]] and [[William Nicholson (writer)|William Nicholson]]. The film is directed by [[Angelina Jolie]] and based on [[Laura Hillenbrand]]'s non-fiction book, ''[[Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption]]'' (2010) which itself was based on the life of [[Louis Zamperini]]. It was released on December 25, 2014, to average reviews.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coen-brothers-rewrite-angelina-jolies-424417 | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | first=Borys | last=Kit | title=Coen Brothers to Rewrite Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken'}}</ref>

The Coens co-wrote, with playwright [[Matt Charman]], the screenplay for the dramatic historical thriller ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'', about the [[1960 U-2 Incident]]. The film was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], and released on October 4, 2015, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bridge_of_spies/|title=Bridge of Spies |date=October 16, 2015 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> They were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] at the [[88th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rothman|first1=Michael|last2=McKenzie|first2=Joi-Marie|title=Oscars 2016: Complete List of Nominees|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/oscars-2016-complete-list-nominees/story?id=36271826|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref>

The Coens directed the film ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'', about a "[[Fixer (person)|fixer]]" in 1950s Hollywood trying to discover what happened to a cast member who vanishes during filming. It stars Coen regulars [[George Clooney]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Frances McDormand]], [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Tilda Swinton]], as well as [[Channing Tatum]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Jonah Hill]], and [[Alden Ehrenreich]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Jonah Hill Joining Channing Tatum, George Clooney in Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jonah-hill-joining-channing-tatum-717525|access-date=July 10, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The film was released on February 5, 2016.

In 2016, the Coens gave to their longtime friend and collaborator [[John Turturro]] the right to use his character of Jesus Quintana from ''The Big Lebowski'' in his own spin-off, ''[[The Jesus Rolls]]'', which he would also write and direct. The Coens have no involvement in the production. In August 2016, the film began principal photography.<ref>{{cite news | date=August 22, 2016 | title= 'Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'Going Places': First Photo of John Turturro as Jesus Revealed| publisher=[[IndieWire]]| url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/big-lebowski-spinoff-going-places-photo-john-turturro-jesus-quintana-1201719006/| access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | date=August 19, 2016 | title=WILL FERRELL AND JOHN C. REILLY REUNITE TO PLAY HOLMES AND WATSON, PLUS MORE MOVIE NEWS| publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/will-ferrell-and-john-c-reilly-reunite-to-play-holmes-and-watson-plus-more-movie-news/| access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref>

The Coens first wrote the script for ''[[Suburbicon]]'' in 1986. The film was eventually directed by [[George Clooney]] and began filming in October 2016. It was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] in the fall of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/george-clooney-back-coen-brothers/|title= George Clooney Back With Coen Brothers|access-date=October 12, 2016|date=November 22, 2005 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] }}</ref>

The Coens directed ''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]'', a Western anthology starring [[Tim Blake Nelson]], [[Liam Neeson]], and [[James Franco]]. It began streaming on [[Netflix]] on November 16, 2018, after a brief theatrical run.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/tvandradioblog/2017/jan/10/coen-brothers-tv-ballad-buster-scruggs-western-series|title=Coen brothers turn to TV with western series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs|date=January 10, 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|issn=0261-3077|access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/coen-brothers-tv-series-netflix-1202520874/|title=Coen Brothers' TV Series 'Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Lands at Netflix |last= Otterson|first= Joe| date=August 9, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=August 9, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/coen-brothers-ballad-buster-scruggs-film-venice-oscar-1202883508/|title=Surprise! The Coens' 'Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Is a Film and It's Headed for Oscar Season|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|date=July 25, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

===2020s===
It was announced in March 2019 that Joel Coen would be directing an adaptation of ''[[Macbeth]]'' starring [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Frances McDormand]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|date=March 28, 2019|title=Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen Teaming For 'Macbeth' Movie|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/denzel-washington-frances-mcdormand-joel-coen-macbeth-movie-1202583823/}}</ref> The film, titled ''[[The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]'', was Joel's first directorial effort without his brother, who was taking a break from films to focus on theater.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2019|title=Ethan Coen is 'giving movies a rest.' His focus for now: 'A Play Is a Poem' in L.A.|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-09-20/ethan-coen-play-is-poem-la|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2021 New York Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=2021-07-22|title=Joel Coen's 'Tragedy of Macbeth' With Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington Will Open New York Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/joel-coens-tragedy-of-macbeth-frances-mcdormand-denzel-washington-new-york-film-festival-1235025533/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722170214/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/joel-coens-tragedy-of-macbeth-frances-mcdormand-denzel-washington-new-york-film-festival-1235025533/ |archive-date=July 22, 2021 }}</ref> The [[2022 Cannes Film Festival]] had a special screening of ''[[Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind]]'', an archival documentary film directed solely by Ethan Coen and edited by his wife [[Tricia Cooke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/jerry-lee-lewis-trouble-in-mind-cannes-review/5170365.article|title= 'Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind': Cannes Review|website=Screendaily.com}}</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Ethan Coen would be directing ''[[Drive-Away Dolls]]'' for Focus Features and Working Title from a script he co-wrote with Cooke. It would be Ethan's first narrative film without his brother. The film was released in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-04-01 |title=Ethan Coen Sets Next Feature With Focus And Working Title |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ethan-coen-focus-working-title-1234992302/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Planned and uncompleted projects ===
{{main|Coen brothers' unrealized projects}}

=== Production company ===
The Coen brothers' own film production company, Mike Zoss Productions located in New York City, has been credited on their films from ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_f62knp |title=Mike Zoss Production Inc – New York City (NY) &#124; Company Profile |publisher=Manta.com |access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref> It was named after Mike Zoss Drug, an independent pharmacy in St. Louis Park since 1950 that was the brothers' beloved hangout when they were growing up in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Twin Cities]]. The name was also used for the [[Pharmacy (shop)|pharmacy]] in ''No Country for Old Men''.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.startribune.com/local/west/11550951.html |last= Ross| first= Jenna| title= Drugstore has role in lives, film of Coen brothers| work= Star Tribune| place= Minneapolis| date= November 9, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061242/http://www.startribune.com/local/west/11550951.html |archive-date= April 3, 2015 }}</ref> The Mike Zoss logo consists of a crayon drawing of a horse, standing in a field of grass with its head turned around as it looks back over its hindquarters.