Ethan Coen
Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker, working with his brother, Joel 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 received sole directing credit while Ethan received sole production credit until The Ladykillers (2004). From then on, they would be credited as directors and producers and shared editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. The duo started directing separately in the 2020s, resulting in Joel's The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ethan's Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Together, they have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards and one individual nomination. They share Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. They won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
The Coens have written films for other directors, including Sam Raimi's Crimewave (1985), Angelina Jolie's World War II biopic Unbroken (2014) and Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015). They produced Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa (2003) and John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theatre and poetry.
They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis was included in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Fargo among the 100 greatest American movies. Richard Corliss wrote of the Coens: "Dexterously flipping and reheating old movie genres like so many pancakes, they serve them up fresh, not with syrup but with a coating of comic arsenic."
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Films (68)
Les frères Coen, l'envers du décor américain
2025 · Self
Honey, no
2025 · Producer, Writer, Director
Eddington: Regresamos a 2020
2025 · Thanks
Filles en Cavale
2024 · Director, Writer, Producer
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2022 · Director
Winona Ryder : une actrice habitée
2022 · Self (uncredited)
The Jesus Rolls
2019 · Characters
La Ballade de Buster Scruggs
2018 · Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
La Forme de l'eau
2017 · Thanks
Bienvenue à Suburbicon
2017 · Writer
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
2016 · Self
Shooting 'Blood Simple'
2016 · Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016 · Executive Producer
Ave, César !
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
The Way of Folk
2016 · Self, Thanks
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015 · Self
Le Pont des espions
2015 · Writer
Invincible
2014 · Screenplay
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2014 · Self
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 · Producer
Être Llewyn Davis
2013 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Songs
Strutter
2013 · Thanks
A Special Day
2012 · Self
Gambit, arnaque à l’anglaise
2012 · Writer
Le Vrai Courage
2010 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Original Story
Un homme sérieux
2009 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Finding the Burn
2008 · Self
DC Insiders Run Amuck
2008 · Self
Welcome Back, George
2008 · Self
Lire et détruire
2008 · Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Don't Mess with Texas
2008 · Writer
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary
2008 · Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008 · Self - Writer / Director
Non, ce pays n'est pas pour le vieil homme
2007 · Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Chacun son cinéma
2007 · Director, Writer
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Director, Writer
Infidelidad y Romance en Nueva York
2006 · Executive Producer
Ladykillers
2004 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
2004 · Self
Méchant Père Noël
2003 · Executive Producer
Intolérable cruauté
2003 · Producer, Editor, Screenplay
Where the Girls Are
2003 · Executive Producer
Minnesota Nice
2003 · Self
A Fever in the Blood
2002 · Original Story
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002 · Self
The Barber : L'Homme qui n'était pas là
2001 · Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
The Grey Zone
2001 · Thanks
Down from the Mountain
2001 · Self, Executive Producer
Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
2000 · Self
Les frères Coen
2000 · Self
O'Brother
2000 · Producer, Editor, Writer
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
1998 · Self
Eight
1998 · Thanks
The Naked Man
1998 · Writer
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
Eye of God
1997 · Thanks
Fargo
1996 · Producer, Editor, Writer
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Producer, Writer, Director
Barton Fink
1991 · Producer, Editor, Screenplay, Director
Miller's Crossing
1990 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
Darkman
1990 · Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 · Self
Raising Arizona
1987 · Producer, Screenplay
Crimewave
1985 · Reporter at execution (uncredited), Writer
Blood Simple
1985 · Producer, Editor, Writer
Go, Beavers!
· Director, Writer, Producer
Jack of Spades
· Screenplay
