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Joel Coen

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1954-11-29

Birth Place

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

2004

0.0

Movie
A Special Day

A Special Day

2012

6.0

Movie
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

2016

0.0

Movie
Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen

Blood Simple: Director's Cut Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen

2017

0.0

Movie
Crimewave

Crimewave

1985

5.5

Movie
Darkman

Darkman

1990

6.4

Movie
Diary of a Country Sheriff

Diary of a Country Sheriff

2008

8.0

Movie
Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

2001

7.4

Movie
poster

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

TV
poster

Independent Focus

1998

9.0

TV
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2014

6.7

Movie
Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

7.0

TV
Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"

Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"

2002

0.0

Movie
Minnesota Nice

Minnesota Nice

2003

6.8

Movie
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

2008

6.0

Movie
Shooting 'Blood Simple'

Shooting 'Blood Simple'

2016

0.0

Movie
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985

6.2

Movie
Stephen King's World of Horror

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989

8.0

Movie
The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers

2000

7.5

Movie
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

2015

0.0

Movie
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

1998

6.0

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Way of Folk

The Way of Folk

2016

0.0

Movie
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022

7.6

Movie