it’s brilliant genius
these filmmaking siblings are a creative
force to be reckoned with
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Coen Brothers movies I think that’s the
shit man
the raw intelligence for this list we’re
taking a look at the best and most
critically acclaimed films to come from
these directing dynamos yeah
well you know that’s just like your
opinion man with a distinctive cinematic
style ranging from the quirky to the
compelling the Coen brothers have
provided us with some true gems over the
years oh you betcha a young yeah number
10 Raising Arizona short for Dwayne ATAR
to the right one of the Cohen’s earlier
films Raising Arizona helped establish
the brothers recurring elements and
unique sense of humor son you got a
penny on your head fast a young ex-con
and his police officer wife are so
desperate for a child that they see
kidnapping as their only solution you go
right back up there and get me a toddler
I need a baby hi they got morning
handles after nabbing one of the
quintuplets belonging to a prominent
local businessman the couple is plagued
by a persistent bounty-hunter shady
friends and their own sense of right and
wrong I’ve been taking these Huggies and
whatever cash you got a cult favorite
thanks to its quirky humor and
over-the-top performances it makes
kidnapping funny
number nine Blood Simple the brothers
came out of the gate swinging with their
first film together gave me little pearl
minute 38 for a first anniversary
Oh figure barely for use it on him with
a penchant for noir this gritty story
tells the tale of a jilted lover murder
and a double-cross well be damned made
on a tight budget the film is still able
to set the blueprint for the Cohen’s
distinctive visual style featuring joël
Cohen’s wife Frances McDormand in her
debut role it was a quick favorite with
critics and developed a faithful fan
following thanks to its startling
violence and comedy number 8 inside
Llewyn Davis probably heard that one
before
there was never new and it never gets
old and it’s a folk song this film gives
us a glimpse into the life of a
down-on-his-luck folk singer as he
struggles to gain footing in the 1960s
music industry this is it anyway it’s
mmm that’ll be $5
technically homeless and somewhat
aimless he’s an artist who refuses to
compromise his integrity sometimes to
his own detriment everything you touch
turns to shit
like King Midas’s Idiot Brother as one
of the Coen brothers most contemporary
offerings it’s both comical and gluey
it’s a little careerist and it’s a
little square
it’s a little sad I am sad you’re the
one who’s not getting anywhere but its
intelligence Andi motive vibe are proof
of the Cohens continued evolution and
skill plus there’s an adorable cat
where’s mud fake you teach you how to do
it you do have some six-six thing sex
he’s a man we wrestled number seven
Barton Fink with three Oscar nods and
three Awards one at the Cannes Film
Festival Barton Fink was a critical
smash for the Coen Brothers although not
a commercial one we’re only interested
in one thing can you tell a story part
can you make us laugh can you make us
cry can you make us want to break out
enjoy a song that more than one thing
okay a successful playwright is given
the opportunity to become a Hollywood
script writer then Oken said I should
drop by this morning I’ll see you about
direct huh oh the Indians for a Norman
Steele Weston I’m a writer
head opening a lot everything Greta’s
come and go we always need Indians after
setting up shop in a low-key Los Angeles
hotel he soon finds that writer’s block
is going to be one of many obstacles
it’s funny him locked up I just feel
like I need some kind of indication of
what’s expected with romance serial
killers and a looming deadline thrown
into the mix the film takes multiple
twists and turns
I’m a writer you monsters I create I
create for a living
other creator
I have a potato
this is my uniform
constant sorrow I see true
number six
oh brother where art thou it’s a nod
towards Homer’s Odyssey complete with
singing sirens and a pinch more clan
ain’t neva no bad
the Ulysses in this story escapes from a
chain gang along with his to convict
buddies and the trio then sets out under
the pretense of finding a treasure
million dollars 9.2 500,000 along the
way they encounter a number of
characters including a devilish sheriff
and some crooked politicians you have
eluded Satan you have eluded me for the
last time ty there the epic tale
receives the typically quirky Coen
Brothers treatment helped along by a
stunning folk soundtrack the place where
I was born in
the place where he
number five Miller’s Crossing I suppose
you think you’re raised tell sister
whatever eyes tell you to know it
it’s a gangster movie done the Cohen way
which means an intricate plot some
majorly cool cinematography and moments
of unexpected levity I told you so
the story centers on two rival factions
stuck in a battle for control of a city
his fancy pants Ali’s the main character
Tom Regan plays both sides against each
other in a bid to not only survive the
fray but to come out on top
I got hysterical I’ve had enough
excitement for one night without a day
I’m going all weepy in me harkening back
to film noir and gangster films of your
it’s a movie that cinema enthusiasts are
bound to appreciate it early oh he’s not
God on the throne it’s just the cheap
political buzz with more ahead son Ethan
brass now number four True Grit they
tell me you’re a man with true grit what
do you want girl pick up the trumpet ow
it’s a revenge tale with the Coen
brothers at the helm and one of their
first straightforward experiments with
genre that is quite a hoard I won’t give
you $10 wrong from the money you stole
from me a remake of the 1969 classic the
story centers on a teen girl looking to
avenge her father’s death you’re lying
girl my name is Mattie Ross we’re
located in yell County my mother’s at
home looking after my sister Victoria my
brother little Frank she enlists the aid
of a hardscrabble US Marshal named
Rooster Cogburn and the two set out
after her father’s killer
silence widely praised by critics the
Cohen’s True Grit remake garnered 10
Academy Award nominations even though
it’s a straight-up Western without their
trademark quirky style found a man in
front of them she chilled on me again I
thought you were gonna say the Sun was
in your eyes that is to say your eye
number 3 The Big Lebowski now you ain’t
on your rug I mean did you personally
come and pee on my rug hello do you
speak English sir parla usted inglese
it’s a comical story of mistaken
identity kidnapping and bowling I’m
slamming up tonight after slacker Jeff
Lebowski otherwise known as the dude
gets mistaken for a millionaire of the
same name he gets tangled up in a web of
ransoms trophy wives
and deceit he did not receive the money
you nitwit they did not receive the
money her life was in your hands
this is our concern dude no man nothing
is here slightly camp here than some of
their other projects Lebowski delivers
genuine laughs with a side of whodunit
and has developed a pretty substantial
cult following thanks to its
characteristically eccentric Coen
Brothers plot and characters we’re gonna
split hairs here no I’m a wrong well the
Annihilus man huh they kept saying they
believed in nothing
Niles
number two Fargo
she’s something down there chief no I
just think I’m gonna burn he’s you okay
Margie a pregnant police chief played by
Frances McDormand is investigating the
deaths of two motorists when she
stumbles across a kidnapping scheme gone
wrong
guess that’s a defensive wound yeah
where’s the state trooper back there a
good piece in the ditch next to his
Prowler okay
turns out the events surrounding the
homicide were set in motion by a
desperate family man who plots to have
his wife kidnapped for the ransom
zette in minnesota the film satirize a
small-town life looks like she’s gonna
turn cold tomorrow oh yeah got a front
coming in yeah you got that right but
also offers up brutal violence that
would only be acceptable between moments
of humor every now asshole darkly funny
and brilliantly written Fargo was a
critical darling with multiple Academy
Award nominations
before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions I’m
saying is sometimes the more you look
unless you really know nailing it down
so anything who do you work for who are
you I’m just Wendell it’s key thought
that gags got whiskers on it uh-huh
he ain’t bitin many she’s losing him Lou
maybe he’s wise you don’t look wise and
we have one dishonorable mention as well
no no I’m not buried though it is so
kind of you to inquire the hearse is
simply a vehicle commodious enough to
accommodate all the Mandans ohon’s
market number one you going to shoot me
that depends No Country for Old Men do
you see me set in West Texas and based
on the Cormac MacCarthy novel the story
follows a hunter who happens upon a
fortune in drug money and runs for his
life with the cash I don’t come back you
tell mother I love her your mother’s
dead Lilith well then I’ll tell her
myself
but he’s pursued by one of the scariest
hit men ever captured on film I know
that I’ve seen it portrayed expertly by
Javier Bardem will you hold still please
praised by both critics and audiences No
Country for Old Men went on to win four
Oscars probably because it surpasses its
status as a cat-and-mouse chase to
become a fascinating character study
you know what Degas on this coin no 1958
it’s been travelling 22 years to get
here and now it’s here and it’s either
heads or tails do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite Coen Brothers
film give me the broad outlines I’m
sitting in the audience the lights go
down Capitol logo comes up
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I look at me I’m rambling
again well I hope you folks enjoyed
yourselves get you later on down the
trail
these filmmaking siblings are a creative
force to be reckoned with
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Coen Brothers movies I think that’s the
shit man
the raw intelligence for this list we’re
taking a look at the best and most
critically acclaimed films to come from
these directing dynamos yeah
well you know that’s just like your
opinion man with a distinctive cinematic
style ranging from the quirky to the
compelling the Coen brothers have
provided us with some true gems over the
years oh you betcha a young yeah number
10 Raising Arizona short for Dwayne ATAR
to the right one of the Cohen’s earlier
films Raising Arizona helped establish
the brothers recurring elements and
unique sense of humor son you got a
penny on your head fast a young ex-con
and his police officer wife are so
desperate for a child that they see
kidnapping as their only solution you go
right back up there and get me a toddler
I need a baby hi they got morning
handles after nabbing one of the
quintuplets belonging to a prominent
local businessman the couple is plagued
by a persistent bounty-hunter shady
friends and their own sense of right and
wrong I’ve been taking these Huggies and
whatever cash you got a cult favorite
thanks to its quirky humor and
over-the-top performances it makes
kidnapping funny
number nine Blood Simple the brothers
came out of the gate swinging with their
first film together gave me little pearl
minute 38 for a first anniversary
Oh figure barely for use it on him with
a penchant for noir this gritty story
tells the tale of a jilted lover murder
and a double-cross well be damned made
on a tight budget the film is still able
to set the blueprint for the Cohen’s
distinctive visual style featuring joël
Cohen’s wife Frances McDormand in her
debut role it was a quick favorite with
critics and developed a faithful fan
following thanks to its startling
violence and comedy number 8 inside
Llewyn Davis probably heard that one
before
there was never new and it never gets
old and it’s a folk song this film gives
us a glimpse into the life of a
down-on-his-luck folk singer as he
struggles to gain footing in the 1960s
music industry this is it anyway it’s
mmm that’ll be $5
technically homeless and somewhat
aimless he’s an artist who refuses to
compromise his integrity sometimes to
his own detriment everything you touch
turns to shit
like King Midas’s Idiot Brother as one
of the Coen brothers most contemporary
offerings it’s both comical and gluey
it’s a little careerist and it’s a
little square
it’s a little sad I am sad you’re the
one who’s not getting anywhere but its
intelligence Andi motive vibe are proof
of the Cohens continued evolution and
skill plus there’s an adorable cat
where’s mud fake you teach you how to do
it you do have some six-six thing sex
he’s a man we wrestled number seven
Barton Fink with three Oscar nods and
three Awards one at the Cannes Film
Festival Barton Fink was a critical
smash for the Coen Brothers although not
a commercial one we’re only interested
in one thing can you tell a story part
can you make us laugh can you make us
cry can you make us want to break out
enjoy a song that more than one thing
okay a successful playwright is given
the opportunity to become a Hollywood
script writer then Oken said I should
drop by this morning I’ll see you about
direct huh oh the Indians for a Norman
Steele Weston I’m a writer
head opening a lot everything Greta’s
come and go we always need Indians after
setting up shop in a low-key Los Angeles
hotel he soon finds that writer’s block
is going to be one of many obstacles
it’s funny him locked up I just feel
like I need some kind of indication of
what’s expected with romance serial
killers and a looming deadline thrown
into the mix the film takes multiple
twists and turns
I’m a writer you monsters I create I
create for a living
other creator
I have a potato
this is my uniform
constant sorrow I see true
number six
oh brother where art thou it’s a nod
towards Homer’s Odyssey complete with
singing sirens and a pinch more clan
ain’t neva no bad
the Ulysses in this story escapes from a
chain gang along with his to convict
buddies and the trio then sets out under
the pretense of finding a treasure
million dollars 9.2 500,000 along the
way they encounter a number of
characters including a devilish sheriff
and some crooked politicians you have
eluded Satan you have eluded me for the
last time ty there the epic tale
receives the typically quirky Coen
Brothers treatment helped along by a
stunning folk soundtrack the place where
I was born in
the place where he
number five Miller’s Crossing I suppose
you think you’re raised tell sister
whatever eyes tell you to know it
it’s a gangster movie done the Cohen way
which means an intricate plot some
majorly cool cinematography and moments
of unexpected levity I told you so
the story centers on two rival factions
stuck in a battle for control of a city
his fancy pants Ali’s the main character
Tom Regan plays both sides against each
other in a bid to not only survive the
fray but to come out on top
I got hysterical I’ve had enough
excitement for one night without a day
I’m going all weepy in me harkening back
to film noir and gangster films of your
it’s a movie that cinema enthusiasts are
bound to appreciate it early oh he’s not
God on the throne it’s just the cheap
political buzz with more ahead son Ethan
brass now number four True Grit they
tell me you’re a man with true grit what
do you want girl pick up the trumpet ow
it’s a revenge tale with the Coen
brothers at the helm and one of their
first straightforward experiments with
genre that is quite a hoard I won’t give
you $10 wrong from the money you stole
from me a remake of the 1969 classic the
story centers on a teen girl looking to
avenge her father’s death you’re lying
girl my name is Mattie Ross we’re
located in yell County my mother’s at
home looking after my sister Victoria my
brother little Frank she enlists the aid
of a hardscrabble US Marshal named
Rooster Cogburn and the two set out
after her father’s killer
silence widely praised by critics the
Cohen’s True Grit remake garnered 10
Academy Award nominations even though
it’s a straight-up Western without their
trademark quirky style found a man in
front of them she chilled on me again I
thought you were gonna say the Sun was
in your eyes that is to say your eye
number 3 The Big Lebowski now you ain’t
on your rug I mean did you personally
come and pee on my rug hello do you
speak English sir parla usted inglese
it’s a comical story of mistaken
identity kidnapping and bowling I’m
slamming up tonight after slacker Jeff
Lebowski otherwise known as the dude
gets mistaken for a millionaire of the
same name he gets tangled up in a web of
ransoms trophy wives
and deceit he did not receive the money
you nitwit they did not receive the
money her life was in your hands
this is our concern dude no man nothing
is here slightly camp here than some of
their other projects Lebowski delivers
genuine laughs with a side of whodunit
and has developed a pretty substantial
cult following thanks to its
characteristically eccentric Coen
Brothers plot and characters we’re gonna
split hairs here no I’m a wrong well the
Annihilus man huh they kept saying they
believed in nothing
Niles
number two Fargo
she’s something down there chief no I
just think I’m gonna burn he’s you okay
Margie a pregnant police chief played by
Frances McDormand is investigating the
deaths of two motorists when she
stumbles across a kidnapping scheme gone
wrong
guess that’s a defensive wound yeah
where’s the state trooper back there a
good piece in the ditch next to his
Prowler okay
turns out the events surrounding the
homicide were set in motion by a
desperate family man who plots to have
his wife kidnapped for the ransom
zette in minnesota the film satirize a
small-town life looks like she’s gonna
turn cold tomorrow oh yeah got a front
coming in yeah you got that right but
also offers up brutal violence that
would only be acceptable between moments
of humor every now asshole darkly funny
and brilliantly written Fargo was a
critical darling with multiple Academy
Award nominations
before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions I’m
saying is sometimes the more you look
unless you really know nailing it down
so anything who do you work for who are
you I’m just Wendell it’s key thought
that gags got whiskers on it uh-huh
he ain’t bitin many she’s losing him Lou
maybe he’s wise you don’t look wise and
we have one dishonorable mention as well
no no I’m not buried though it is so
kind of you to inquire the hearse is
simply a vehicle commodious enough to
accommodate all the Mandans ohon’s
market number one you going to shoot me
that depends No Country for Old Men do
you see me set in West Texas and based
on the Cormac MacCarthy novel the story
follows a hunter who happens upon a
fortune in drug money and runs for his
life with the cash I don’t come back you
tell mother I love her your mother’s
dead Lilith well then I’ll tell her
myself
but he’s pursued by one of the scariest
hit men ever captured on film I know
that I’ve seen it portrayed expertly by
Javier Bardem will you hold still please
praised by both critics and audiences No
Country for Old Men went on to win four
Oscars probably because it surpasses its
status as a cat-and-mouse chase to
become a fascinating character study
you know what Degas on this coin no 1958
it’s been travelling 22 years to get
here and now it’s here and it’s either
heads or tails do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite Coen Brothers
film give me the broad outlines I’m
sitting in the audience the lights go
down Capitol logo comes up
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I look at me I’m rambling
again well I hope you folks enjoyed
yourselves get you later on down the
trail
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