Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Known for Directing · 31 titles on FreeFlix

Joel Coen is credited on FreeFlix as a director, with TMDB listing their main department as Directing. Their catalogue-connected work here covers 30 films and 1 TV title.

The titles drawing the most attention are No Country for Old Men (2007), The Shape of Water (2017), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Fargo (1996).

Across that filmography the recurring genres are drama, crime, comedy — these are genres calculated from their credits, not an official label.

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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 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…

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Known For

Directed by Joel Coen

TV Series Created by Joel Coen

Fargo (2014) poster

Fargo

2014 • TV • Executive Producer

Movies Featuring Joel Coen

Darkman (1990) poster

Darkman

1990 • as Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

Written by Joel Coen

Genres associated with their filmography

Calculated from the 31 catalogue titles above — these are the genres their work most often falls under, not an official classification.

Drama (19)Crime (14)Comedy (14)Thriller (9)Western (4)

Frequent Collaborations

People credited alongside Joel Coen on more than one of the titles above.

  • Ethan Coen4 shared titles: No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Bridge of Spies
  • Steve Buscemi2 shared titles: The Big Lebowski, Fargo
  • Peter Stormare2 shared titles: The Big Lebowski, Fargo

Related recommendations

Movies like No Country for Old MenShows like Fargo

Further credits

Smaller or less widely rated credits, listed for completeness.