No Country for Old Men (2007)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · 122 min · Crime, Thriller, Western
95.0 TOPICAL score · #30 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
No Country for Old Men (2007, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) has a TOPICAL score of 95.0 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 11 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (13,910 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 79 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (13,910 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards7 wins, 11 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 79 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read341,815 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Javier Bardem (actor #51), Tommy Lee Jones (actor #174), Josh Brolin (actor #360), Woody Harrelson (actor #241)
“In 2023, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve named it one of his favorite films of all time, calling it the Coen brothers' magnum opus.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10