The Coen Brothers

These two have worked together on pretty much all of their films. Winning 4 Oscars together, 3 for No Country For Old Men (2007) and another for the script of Fargo (1996). Besides these two films they have made some very iconic or just great films.

• Blood Simple. (1984) was their first film which they both directed and wrote, about a jealous man who hires a private investigator to kill his wife and her second man. Budget  $1,500,000 Gross $2,150,000

• Miller's Crossing (1990) was their next team effort of both screenplay and direction. A story about an advisor for a mob leader, trying to stop the wars between two gangs, who becomes stuck in the loyalty between both gangs. $14,000,000 Gross $ 5,080,000

• Barton Fink (1991) next. Their first film to be nominated for an oscar. Three in fact. This brought the Coen Brothers to the attention of the world, even though they weren't nominated for the direction or screenplay, it meant they would have the attention of bigger production companies and a larger distrubution. Budget $9,000,000 Gross $6,150,000

• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). First comedy/fantasy, but was a box office failure. Budget $30,000,000 Gross $2,820,000

• Fargo (1996). One of their more well known films, gaining a lot of attention and some great crits (Five stars on Empire, 8.3/10 on IMDb). Not to mention winning an oscar for the screenplay and another for best actress, also nominated for Best Supporting actor, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Picture. The amount of noms for this film show that by this point the Coens were getting somewhere in Hollywood. Budget $7,000,000 Gross $60,000,000

• The Big Lebowski (1998). One of the best character films in my opinion, 'Dude' Lebowski's 117 minute fiasco has given Jeff Bridges a name for all time, with him being known to many people as 'The Dude'. Although it wasn't an oscar winner or a box office blowout, it still captured the attention of many people, and created a new genre of film, followed by the likes of Dude, Where's My Car and The Hangover. Budget $15,000,000 Gross $17,450,000

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Originally based on a poem by a greek author, Homer, it bagged them yet another nomination screenplay oscar and another cinematography nomination for Roger Deakins. Also their fourth film with actor John Turturro (Little fact for ya). Budget $26,000,000 Gross $45,500,000

The next few films were just the usual Coen Brothers. Nothing special, but just the usual. So onto more important matters...

• No Country For Old Men (2007). One of my favourite films of all time, scoring 4 more oscars (Directing, Motion Picture, Best Supporting Role and Screenplay) and 4 more nominations (Sound, Sound Editing, Editing and Cinematography). Their biggest grossing film yet, compared to it's budget. A great original idea of one word, discovery. The entire film evolves from that one word. Budget $25,000,000 Gross $74,270,000

• True Grit (2010). The latest Coen Brothers production, which may possibly have been the most pointless remake ever, being exactly the same as the original. Just thought I'd give my opinion of it. But still a great achievement for the duo, coming joint place for the most oscar nominations without wins with Gangs Of New York. Whether or not this is punishment for not being able to understand Jeff Bridges without subtitles, I don't know.