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No Country for Old Men

After stumbling upon a drug deal gone wrong, a Texas welder named Llewelyn Moss makes off with two million dollars in cash. Unfortunately, the bad guys want their money back so they hire Anton Chigurh, a psychopathic murderer, to track Llewelyn down. As the killer leaves a path of destruction in his wake, a small-town sheriff tries to save Llewelyn’s life while struggling with his faith in humanity.

Cast:

Tommy Lee Jones
Javier Bardem
Josh Brolin
Woody Harrelson
Kelly Macdonald
Garret Dillahunt
Tess Harper
Barry Corbin
Gene Jones
Stephen Root

Director:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Producer:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin

Written by:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Distributor:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (US), Paramount Pictures (International)

Budget:
$25 million

Box Office:
$171.6 million

Awards:

Academy Awards – Best Director – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
Academy Awards – Best Picture – Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
Academy Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Javier Bardem – 2008 (Won)
Academy Awards – Best Screenplay-Adapted – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
Academy Awards – Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins – 2008 (Nominated)
Academy Awards – Best Film Editing – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Nominated)
Academy Awards – Best Sound Editing – Skip Lievsay – 2008 (Nominated)
Academy Awards – Best Sound Mixing – Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter Kurland – 2008 (Nominated)
AFI Award – Movie of the Year – Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
BAFTA Awards – Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins – 2008 (Won)
BAFTA Awards – Best Direction – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
BAFTA Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Javier Bardem – 2008 (Won)
BAFTA Awards – Best Editing – Joel and Ethan Coten – 2008 (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards – Best Film – Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards – Best Screenplay-Adapted – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards – Best Sound – Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff – 2008 (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards – Best Supporting Actor – Tommy Lee Jones – 2008 (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards – Best Supporting actress – Kelly Macdonald – 2008 (Nominated)
Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or – 2007 (Nominated)
Golden Globes – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Javier Bardem – 2008 (Won)
Golden Globes – Best Screenplay-Motion Picture – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)
Golden Globes – Best Motion Picture-Drama – 2008 (Nominated)
Golden Globes – Best Director-Motion Picture – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Nominated)
Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Javier Bardem – 2008 (Won)
Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald – 2008 (Won)
Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Tommy Lee Jones – 2008 (Won)
Writers Guild of America – WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – Joel and Ethan Coen – 2008 (Won)



Metacritic Score:
91%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
93%