The second feature from the Coen brothers – directed by Joel, produced by Ethan and co-written by both – RAISING ARIZONA (1987) stars Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as would-be parents in a western fable named by the American Film Institute among the greatest comedies of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...

Written and directed by the Coen brothers and starring Oscar Isaac in a breakout role, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2013) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS embodies the spirit of a great American...

Written and directed by Joel Coen in his first solo venture, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021) is a stark and fantastical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece of power and corruption starring Frances McDormand and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington. The film was recognized with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding...

"THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH burns and bubbles with power and passion – a stark cinematic rendering of William Shakespeare’s immortal work. Joel Coen richly imagines this bloody tale of hubris as a gothic fever dream where “fair is foul and foul is fair”– a monumental achievement, and one in which only titans as towering as...