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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (68,767 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers:
Homer (epic poem "The Odyssey")
Ethan Coen (written by) ...
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Release Date:
22 December 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
They have a plan, but not a clue.
Plot:
Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Salesman | Betrayal | Reform | Prayer | Bank more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 29 nominations more
User Comments:
Pretty darn good more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
O' Brother (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.
Runtime:
107 min | 106 min
Country:
UK | France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Canton, Mississippi, USA more
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Trivia:
In the Odyssey, Ulysses angers the god Poseidon with pride, and is thus sent on his journey. His travels come to an end when he shows humility. Everett similarly scoffs at the baptisms of Pete and Delmar, and soon finds many obstacles in his path homeward. His trek also ends when he humbles himself. Not ironically, water is involved at both points - the baptisms and the flooding - since Poseidon was the god of the waters. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the crowd is escorting "Baby Face" Nelson to the electric chair, two musicians are playing. One is playing the fiddle, the other a mandolin. However, the music we hear is that of a fiddle and guitar. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?
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Movie Connections:
References Down by Law (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Hard Time Killing Floor Blues more

FAQ

Why is the name of this movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
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45 out of 55 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty darn good, 9 October 2001
10/10
Author: Trevor Johns from Sydney

Having seen most of the Coen Brothers previous films I expected something different and slighty off centre. OBWAT is certainly those things, but it also has a heart as big as..well..as big as Mississippi. It is one of the most plainly enjoyable movies to have come out in recent times, intelligent, well-crafted, clever and superbly acted.

Characters are delivered in their myriad shades by a group of marvellous actors. George Clooney winning me over completely with his Clark Gable-ish looks and character. Having only ever seen him in Three Kings and his Thin Red Line cameo, I am now a fan. More comedy please George.

John Tuturro and Tim Blake Nelson ably assist, especially Nelson. If ever "The Simpsons" is made into a movie then he must be a natural to play Cletus the slack-jawed yokel. I don't think there is a performance that falls short of excellent from the entire cast. My special favorite is Stephen Root as the blind Radio Station Man.

Great old-timey music, a jiggy type dance by Clooney that I am trying to learn, and a feel of depression era southern US enhanced by sepia-like photography make this the best movie I've see so far this century. The only drawback to the film is that it has almost sent me broke buying the soundtrack, the DVD and a DVD player to play it on....it's THAT good!

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