Joel and Ethan Coen

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Miller's Crossing (1990). Count them as director (4 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Dashiell Hammett: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Miller's Crossing (1990), which they wrote: Dashiell Hammett ⇒ Miller's Crossing (the host's read). The film is a take on 1930s-40s fast-talking noir rooted in Hammett.
“unique take on, you know, 1930s and 40s fast talking noir movies, very much rooted in national Hammett”
The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:45:19 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

directors, Raising Arizona (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri)
director/writer, Miller's Crossing (The Big Picture, The 1990 Movie Draft)
directors; born too early for the list, none (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
directors (first movie), Blood Simple (Blank Check — Patreon, The Social Network (Ad-Free))

Writing (1) everyone in writing

director/writer (writing half), Miller's Crossing (The Big Picture, The 1990 Movie Draft)

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

career (career): Miller's Crossing → Joel and Ethan Coen. Chris rates it his favorite Coen brothers movie on four days of the week.
“4 out of 7 days of the week, my favorite Cohen brother movie”
The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:45:06 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
career (career): Joel and Ethan Coen → Spike Lee. The Coens are too old too: Ethan was born the same year as Spike.
“even Ethan, who's younger, was born, I think, the same year as Spike, 57”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:34:40 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

verdict (verdict): Joel and Ethan Coen → Fritz Lang. The Coens had the most first-round votes of anyone.
“The Cohen brothers received the most votes numerically out of any filmmaker in the 1st round.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:33:14 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
verdict (verdict): Joel and Ethan Coen → Richard Linklater. The speaker expects the Coens to beat Linklater.
“I imagine the Cohens will beat Link later.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:39:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.