What is the Best Film That the Coen Brothers Have Done?

[DanSavage]

Oh Brother Where Art Thou and it aint even close!

 

[Prex32]

Raising Arizona

 

[Doughie99]

Nothing but consistent masterpieces since their film debut in 1984 with Blood Simple. Their style is easily recognizable but every film feels pretty unique. I think their absolute best is No Country for Old Men or O Brother Where Art Thou.

-Blood Simple
-Raising Arizona
-Millers Crossing
-Barton Fink
-Fargo
-The Big Lebowski
-O Borther Where Art Thou
-No Country for Old Men
-Burn After Reading
-A Serious Man
-True Grit
-Inside Llewyn Davis
-The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

My top3 personal favorites of the ones I've seen are (in no particular order):

O Brother where art thou
No country for old men
True grit

I've seen all of those multiple times. 3 very different movies but all very well done with some great acting and unique storylines.

 

[The Gooch]

The Big Lebowski

Can a brother get a poll up in here?

 

[ufcfan4]

My top3 personal favorites of the ones I've seen are (in no particular order):

O Brother where art thou
No country for old men
True grit

I've seen all of those multiple times. 3 very different movies but all very well done with some great acting and unique storylines.

True Grit remake was awesome. Liked it significantly better than the Wayne movie which was good as well.

 

[Doughie99]

True Grit remake was awesome. Liked it significantly better than the Wayne movie which was good as well.

I agree. Hailee Steinfeld (she was only I think 13 at the time) was terrific in the movie as was Jeff Bridges.
Soundtrack and cinematography were also extremely good. One of my favorite movies.

 

[HHJ]

I agree. Hailee Steinfeld (she was only I think 13 at the time) was terrific in the movie as was Jeff Bridges.
Soundtrack and cinematography were also extremely good. One of my favorite movies.

That court scene in the beginning is so rewatchable

 

[ufcfan4]

That court scene in the beginning is so rewatchable

The minute you heard Bridges’ accent and delivery in that scene, you knew it was going to be a fun film. Excellent performance. Firth was great that year and deserved an academy award but Bridges could have easily won it.

Cast was stacked. Real star-making performance from Steinfeld. Damon was really good. Made that character more memorable than in the 1969 film.

Barry Pepper was menacing. Great look for a heel character, too. And Brolin did an awesome job with a small but critical role. I liked how he played Cheney as a real self-pitying sad sack rather than some cocky villain.

 

[Sweater of AV]

1. No Country
2. O Brother
3. Fargo
4. Barton Fink
5. Big Lebowski

 

[HenryFlower]

(T1)
A Serious Man > Barton Fink > Fargo > No Country for Old Men > Miller’s Crossing >
(T2)
The Man Who Wasn’t There > Raising Arizona > Inside Llewyn Davis >
(T3)
The Hudsucker Proxy > The Big Lebowski > Burn After Reading > Blood Simple > O Brother, Where Art Thou? >
(T4)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs > True Grit >
(T5)
Hail, Caesar! >
(Tdogshit)
The Ladykillers > Intolerable Cruelty

 

[shockaholic12]

Raising Arizona was maybe the most influential on film making.

there’s a lot of active shots in that flick you didn’t see much in film before it came out and now are common.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

I agree. Hailee Steinfeld (she was only I think 13 at the time) was terrific in the movie as was Jeff Bridges.
Soundtrack and cinematography were also extremely good. One of my favorite movies.

Never doubt the texas ranger. Ever stalwart.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Nothing but consistent masterpieces since their film debut in 1984 with Blood Simple. Their style is easily recognizable but every film feels pretty unique. I think their absolute best is No Country for Old Men or O Brother Where Art Thou.

-Blood Simple
-Raising Arizona
-Millers Crossing
-Barton Fink
-Fargo
-The Big Lebowski
-O Borther Where Art Thou
-No Country for Old Men
-Burn After Reading
-A Serious Man
-True Grit
-Inside Llewyn Davis
-The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

For me it s Fargo. It s a masterpiece

 

[TrueBias]

With routinely bad endings, it's hard to pick

 

[DaysOfThunder]

For me it's No Country For Old Men and Fargo

 

[Scrody]

I can't really pick a favorite. All of their films are extremely quotable.

"Is Carson Wells there?"
"Not in the sense you mean"

"Shep what are you doing? I'm banging that girl!"

"Yes, fuck it, that's your answer for everything. Tattoo it to your forehead!"

"The crime you're engaged in is called blackmail, that is a felony for starters."

"You were always dumb Quincy, and remain true to form."

"I do not rent to contagious coughers!"