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Favorite Coen brothers movie?

Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:35 am
Posted by floyd of pink
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:35 am
I've been on a Coen brothers kick recently and revisited Fargo, Big Lebowski, Man who wasnt there, Miller's Crossing, and Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Of course I've seen True Grit, O Brother, and No Country.

And im ashamed to say ive never seen A serious man, Barton Fink, Burn after reading, Raising Arizona. I also heard Hail Caesar was good.

Not sure if it's "uncool" to like their movies, but I enjoy them. Which one should I watch next? It's really hard to pick 1 favorite, but since I'm partial to Mafia movies, I loved Miller's Crossing.
Posted by abellsujr
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:37 am to
Fargo
Posted by coolpapaboze
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:37 am to
Miller's Crossing.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:39 am to
Fargo and No Country are 1a and 1b for me
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:45 am to
Big Lebowski and No Country for me.

I miss having Lebowskifest here in Louisville.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:50 am to
Inside Llewyn Davis is one of our favorite films of all time. Soundtrack is on par with O Brother Where Art Thou.
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Posted by sqerty
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:11 am to
O brother has a unique quality + the soundtrack.
Posted by 3nOut
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:14 am to
No Country for Old Men or True Grit.


i know i'll get shite for True Grit, but it's my favorite western.
Posted by Bham4Tide
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:17 am to
Lebowski and No Country.

But they are all freakin’ good. Hard to not watch when they are on.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:18 am to
Oh, Brother, easily. Then Raising Arizona. I need to watch Miller's Crossing.

ETA: Hail, Caesar blew chunks, IMO. Probably the only movie of theirs that I've seen that I just do not like at all.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 11:21 am
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:19 am to
quote:

Not sure if it's "uncool" to like their movies, but I enjoy them.


They make good movies. Nothing uncool about enjoying good movies.

Hard for me to pick between Fargo and No Country, but I'd probably go No COuntry if I had to choose. Inside Llewyn Davis is pretty incredible too.

I'm in the minority of not liking Buster Scruggs. Really their only movie that I didn't like at all.

quote:

Which one should I watch next?


Of those, I'd say Raising Arizona or Barton Fink. You can't go wrong with either of those.
Posted by AUstar
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:21 am to
"Blood Simple" without a doubt.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:22 am to
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I'm in the minority of not liking Buster Scruggs


I liked the first couple of shorts. Did not care for the rest.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:37 am to
A lot of excellent ones but for me, it's No Country for Old Men.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:45 am to
The Big Lebowski. I also think Hail Caesar is underrated.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:47 am to
quote:

I also think Hail Caesar is underrated.
I wasn't a big fan of the film, but the acting scene with Alden Ehrenreich and Ralph Fiennes is one of the Coen's funniest scenes.
Posted by TigerDeacon
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:52 am to
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And im ashamed to say ive never seen . . . Raising Arizona


You should be ashamed.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:59 am to


Just love the screwballness (not a word).

But Fargo is a close second.
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