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2007 · 122 min · R

No Country for Old Men

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Crime, Thriller, Western

No Country for Old Men (2007) is a Crime film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen set in Texas during the 1980s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir and serial killer, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and survival play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Cast
Javier BardemTommy Lee JonesJosh BrolinWoody HarrelsonKelly MacdonaldGarret DillahuntTess HarperBarry Corbin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
When

Premise & themes

Themes
Greed & AmbitionSurvival
Structure
Multiple Perspectives
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Based on
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