O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

by Joel Coen (Directed By)

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Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventure as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.

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Chain gang fugitives have adventures.

Wonderful Coeny Coenness. I'm perplexed at how the most basic of lines manage to get a laugh out of me.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

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"A Serious Comedy with wonderful characters..." Anon. reviewr on IMDB.com (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Coen, Joel	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Coen, Ethan	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Burnett, T-Bone	Music	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clooney, George	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Durning, Charles	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Goodman, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hunter, Holly	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nelson, Tim Blake	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Turturro, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Burn After Reading / O Brother / The Big Lebowski by Joel Coen

Burn After Reading / O Brother Where Art Thou by Joel Coen

O Brother, Where Art Thou / The Big Lebowski by Ethan Coen

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The Odyssey by Homer

Sullivan's Travels [1941 film] by Preston Sturges

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by T-Bone Burnett

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Piano/Vocal/Songbook) by Hal Leonard

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Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventure as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.

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