No Country for Old Men

"There are no clean getaways."

2007 2h 2m EN

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8.0

BANGER

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93%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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8.2

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★8.0TMDB · 13,878🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●92Metacritic★8.2IMDB · 1,177,271

CrimeThrillerWestern

Synopsis

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Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

“There are no clean getaways.”

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Cast

Javier Bardem
Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones
Ed Tom Bell
Josh Brolin
Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson
Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald
Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt
Wendell
Tess Harper
Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin
Ellis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Coen
Writers: Narges Takesh, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joel Coen, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ethan Coen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are no clean getaways.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joel Coen directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Carter Burwell scores. Ethan Coen cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Joel Coen, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ethan Coen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There are no clean getaways.".
9IMDB entry: tt0477348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1013,878 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 29 themes, including "vietnam veteran", "sheriff", "trailer park", "based on novel or book".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Original score: Carter Burwell
Editing: Ethan Coen
Production design: Jess Gonchor
Costume design: Mary Zophres
Makeup / hair: Paul LeBlanc
VFX supervisor: Vincent Cirelli
Sound: Skip Lievsay
Stunt coordinator: Jery Hewitt
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $171,627,166
Return: 687% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 92/100
IMDB rating: 8.2/10 · 1,177,271 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 165 wins & 139 nominations total

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Picture

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NETFLOWERS2017-10-21
★ 10/10
No Country for Old Men (2007) Another great one from the Coen Brothers 27 January 2009 - 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful. INSTANT CLASSIC.: YES, this film is as good as the critics say. YES, the performances are as good as the Academy says. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is one of my favorite films and I have watched it many, many times. Javier Bardem, makes an excellent screen villain, this guy is really scary, you would not want him chasing you. Josh Brolin, and Tommy Lee Jones turn in Solid Performances, and Woody Harrelson also. I'm saving my praise for KELLY MACDONALD, one of my favorite actors. KELLY nails that southern accent. which is always surprising because her speaking voice is so Scottish, she does not have a lot of screen time but when she is on screen, you will know, you are watching a great performance. I absolutely give NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN <> Ten Stars 10
Taha2019-09-14
★ 9/10
I literally liked the Movie. Its story is outstanding and innovative. However, I wish the ending was more of action scenes than dialogues. Not to forget that Javier Barden's acting is breathtaking and marvelous. His smile 4:49 is petrifying!
John Chard2020-04-25
★ 9/10
I always figured when I got older, God would sorta come inta my life somehow. And he didn't. I don't blame him. If I was him I would have the same opinion of me that he does. No Country for Old Men is directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, and the Coen's adapt the screenplay from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harelson, Javier Bardem and Kelly Macdonald. Music is by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Roger Deakins. When a hunter stumbles upon the bloody aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong, he decides to make off with cash left at the scene, that violence and life threat will follow from here on in... Not quite the genius masterpiece some would have you believe, this is however and decidedly dark, sombre, gothic type thriller with noir shadings. The ultimate message slowly pulsing away is one of how making a fateful decision can shape the course of many people's lives, with fate ready at various junctures to trip you up. The Coen's and McCarthy are not in it to offer hope for a better world, this really is a life stinks and is evil narrative, none more so than portrayed by Bardem's chilling psycopath. The unpredictable nature of the story keeps things on the high heat, even as Deakins brings beauty via his colour photography, his teaming with the Coen's brings visual smarts. The screenplay is tightly formed, giving the actors something great to work with, and as they respond in kind, while we the audience are drawn in close to the slow burning madness. It definitely finds the brothers Coen returning to their best, as they take McCarthy's melancholic machismo and drip their self aware irony over proceedings. The finale lacks a punch, and in fact it's a little boorish, while this narrative has been done well before in film noirs of the original wave - so it's not as fresh and exciting to us more mature film lovers. Yet it's still a great piece of film making, the like we could do with more regularly. 9/10 , gorgeously photographed by longtime Coen associate Roger Deakins, and genuinely smart, but its insights boil down to "Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you," and DETOUR (1945) got there first.