Joel CoenAmerican filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Jesse Coen professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film received was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.

The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards, and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen in Fargo (1996) 

Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand s

User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. Minimac The perfect combination of the stoner comedy and detective genres mashed together in a way that only the Coen Brothers could have pulled off. Easily one of the funniest movies ever made and one of the most entertaining. jda300 It's hard to explain what's so great about this film. It's a film only the Coen Brothers could have made, with their trademark eccentricity. The screenplay is relentlessly funny and is probably the film's greatest strength, but Jeff Bridges is legendary as The Dude, and John Goodman is almost equally brilliant as Walter Sobchak. magb Hilarious. So many great quotes. And it really floored me when I realized what a clever film noir parody it is. FitFortDanga I must watch this again, because I just don't understand the internet hype for this movie. Dialogue that simply isn't that funny or clever is endlessly quoted by its fans. Stain Not as witty or as clever as it thinks it is. The whole "bum as film noir detective" idea must have sounded a lot better than it actually plays here