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No Country for Old Men (2007)

R ★ 7.9/10 122 min Crime, Thriller, Western United States English
Directors: Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
Story Editor: Narges Takesh
Novel: Cormac McCarthy
Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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There are no clean getaways.

Description

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

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Top Cast

Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones Ed Tom Bell
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt
Garret Dillahunt Wendell
Tess Harper
Tess Harper Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin Ellis

No Country for Old Men Appears on 34 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Awards #18
Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #81

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1236
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #147
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #212
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #178
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #183
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #899

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #10
Decider's Top 100 Films Of The 20Th Century
Decider #91
Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time
IndieWire #34
Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #038
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #06
Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century
Newsweek #61
Paste Magazines 50 Best Movies Of The Decade 2000-2009
Paste Magazine #11
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #63
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #53
The Guardians 100 Best Films Of The 21St
The Guardian #87
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #83
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #82
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #142
Yahoos 100 Modern Classics
Yahoo Movies #93

Filmmaker Curation

Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #153
Denis Villeneuve's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #02
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #899
Guillermo Del Toro's Greatest Films Of All Time
Letterboxd #08

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films
Letterboxd #024
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #88
Showdown Adaptation
Letterboxd Showdown #09
Showdown Barbershop
Letterboxd Showdown #07
Showdown Calling The Shots
Letterboxd Showdown #17
Showdown Resident Evil
Letterboxd Showdown #07
Showdown Running On Empty
Letterboxd Showdown #04
Showdown The French Dispatch
Letterboxd Showdown #14

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