The Man Who Wasn't There

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
R
2001    1h 56mCrime, Drama
7.581%85%7.5
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A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
  • Billy Bob ThorntonEd Crane
  • Frances McDormandDoris Crane
  • Michael BadaluccoFrank
  • James GandolfiniBig Dave Brewster
  • Katherine BorowitzAnn Nirdlinger Brewster
  • Jon PolitoCreighton Tolliver
  • Scarlett JohanssonBirdy Abundas
  • Richard JenkinsWalter Abundas
  • Tony ShalhoubFreddy Riedenschneider
  • Christopher KriesaOfficer Persky
  • Brian HaleyOfficer Krebs
  • Jack McGeeP.I. Burns
  • Gregg BinkleyThe New Man
  • Alan FudgeDr. Diedrickson
  • Lilyan ChauvinMedium
  • Adam Alexi-MalleJacques Carcanogues
  • Ted RooneyBingo Caller
  • Abraham BenrubiParty Man
  • Christian FerrattiChild
  • Rhoda GemignaniCostanza
  • The Gutter MonkeyNovember 19, 2025
    Likely too slow for some, but the shadowy, black-and-white aesthetic, dark comedy, and film noir vibes all hit for me.
  • Mr.MigNovember 7, 2025
    Whatever.....meh

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