O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a film that blends multiple genres, including buddy film, comedy film, treasure hunt film, crime film, musical film, and road movie[1][2].
Key Facts
- Creator: Joel Coen[3]
- Director: Joel Coen[4], Ethan Coen[5]
- Screenwriter: Joel Coen[6], Ethan Coen[7]
- Composer: T Bone Burnett[8]
- Genre: buddy film[9], comedy film[10], treasure hunt film[11], crime film[12], musical film[13], road movie[14], crime comedy film[15], crime thriller film[16], thriller film[17], crime drama film[18], drama film[19]
- Based on: Odyssey[20]
- Cast member: George Clooney[21], John Goodman[22], John Turturro[23], Tim Blake Nelson[24], Holly Hunter[25], Charles Durning[26], Michael Badalucco[27], Wayne Duvall[28], Ed Gale[29], Ray McKinnon[30], Daniel von Bargen[31], Chris Thomas King[32], Stephen Root[33], Frank Collison[34]
- Producer: Joel Coen[35], Ethan Coen[36]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[37]
- Production company: Mike Zoss Productions[38], Touchstone Pictures[39], Working Title Films[40], StudioCanal[41], Universal Pictures[42]
- Director of photography: Roger Deakins[43]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[44]
- Soundtrack release: O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Music From the Motion Picture[45]
- Distribution format: digital download[46], video on demand[47]
- Review score: 7.2/10[48], 78%[49], 69/100[50]
- Color: color[51]
- Country of origin: France[52], United States[53], United Kingdom[54]
- Publication date: May 13, 2000[55], October 19, 2000[56], October 20, 2000[57], December 22, 2000[58]
- Characters: Odysseus[59], Tommy Johnson[60], Robert Johnson[61], Polyphemus[62], Penelope[63], W. Lee O'Daniel[64], Zeus[65], Poseidon[66], Baby Face Nelson[67], Homer[68], Tiresias[69]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[70]
Why It Matters
O Brother, Where Art Thou? has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] O Brother, Where Art Thou? is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]