- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 29, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Joel Coen
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 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 s…
Filmography
movieThe Coen Brothers - An American Story
2025 · Self
movieThe Bend in the River
2025 · Executive Producer
movieEddington
2025 · Thanks
movieWinona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022 · Self
movieThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director
movieThe Jesus Rolls
2019 · Characters
movieThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
movieThe Shape of Water
2017 · Thanks
movieSuburbicon
2017 · Writer
Shooting 'Blood Simple'
movieShooting 'Blood Simple'
2016 · Self
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
movieBlood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
2016 · Self
movieWaffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016 · Executive Producer
movieHail, Caesar!
2016 · Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
movieThe Way of Folk
2016 · Self, Thanks
movieThe First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015 · Self
movieBridge of Spies
2015 · Writer
movieUnbroken
2014 · Screenplay
tvFargo
2014 · Executive Producer
movieInside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2014 · Self
movieAnother Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 · Producer
movieInside Llewyn Davis
2013 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Songs
movieA Special Day
2012 · Self
movieGambit
2012 · Writer
movieTrue Grit
2010 · Screenplay, Director, Producer, Editor
movieA Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Original Story
movieA Serious Man
2009 · Writer, Editor, Director, Producer
Finding the Burn
movieFinding the Burn
2008 · Self
DC Insiders Run Amuck
movieDC Insiders Run Amuck
2008 · Self
Welcome Back, George
movieWelcome Back, George
2008 · Self
movieBurn After Reading
2008 · Producer, Director, Editor, Writer
movieNo Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008 · Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
movieThe Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008 · Self - Writer/Director
movieNo Country for Old Men
2007 · Producer, Director, Editor, Writer
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Director, Writer
movieParis Je T'aime
2006 · Director, Writer
movieRomance & Cigarettes
2005 · Executive Producer
movieThe Ladykillers
2004 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
tvLeçon de Cinéma
2004 · Self
A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
movieA Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
2004 · Self
movieBad Santa
2003 · Executive Producer
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
movieMinnesota Nice
2003 · Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
movieMaking "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002 · Self
movieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
movieThe Grey Zone
2001 · Thanks
movieDown from the Mountain
2001 · Self, Executive Producer
Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
movieInside Look: Down from the Mountain
2000 · Self
movieThe Coen Brothers
2000 · Self
movieO Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 · Director, Editor, Writer
movieThe Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
1998 · Self
movieEight
1998 · Thanks
Independent Focus
tvIndependent Focus
1998 · Self
movieThe Big Lebowski
1998 · Director, Editor, Writer
movieEye of God
1997 · Thanks
movieFargo
1996 · Director, Editor, Writer
movieThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Director, Writer
tvAmerican Cinema
1994 · Self
tvHBO First Look
1992
movieBarton Fink
1991 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
movieMiller's Crossing
1990 · Screenplay, Director
movieDarkman
1990 · Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)
movieStephen King's World of Horror
1989 · Self
movieRaising Arizona
1987 · Director, Screenplay
movieSpies Like Us
1985 · Drive-In Security
movieCrimewave
1985 · Reporter at execution (uncredited), Writer
movieBlood Simple
1985 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Evil Dead
1981 · Assistant Editor
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
Jack of Spades
movieJack of Spades
— · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer