Cinematography:
Emmanuel LubezkiComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, J.K. Simmons, David Rasche, Olek Krupa, Jeffrey DeMunn (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Coen brothers crime comedy concerning the whereabouts of a sensitive disc containing the incriminating memoirs of alcoholic CIA agent Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich). Cox's wife, Katie (Tilda Swinton), who is having an affair with married federal marshall, Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), is making plans to leave her husband, and is advised by her divorce lawyer to copy his personal files onto a disc. The disc finds its way via a circuitous route to the Hardbodies fitness gym, where two unscrupulous employees, Linda (Frances McDormand) and Chad (Brad Pitt) decide to exploit their find for all they can get. Events soon spiral out of everyone's control in a cascading series of surreal and darkly comic encounters and misunderstandings. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2009 - Brad Pitt (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2009 - Tilda Swinton (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2009 - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Best Original Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 2009 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2009 - Frances McDormand (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2009 - Best Comedy
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2008 - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (City of Donostia Audience Award for Best Film)