- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: 106 min
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music
- Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman ... see all
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Plot: Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
User Reviews
Hilarious
Dec 12, 2008
ministerofencouragement - yahoo.com
Dec 12, 2008ministerofencouragement - yahoo.com
I have always found the Coen Brothers' movies really strange and hard to understand. That is, until I saw "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" I spent so much time laughing that I found myself not caring that there were a few... Full review
Fun and engaging
Nov 08, 2008
iamwiserone - yahoo.com
Nov 08, 2008iamwiserone - yahoo.com
The music is superb and the performances in the parts were all fun. Every few months or so I watch it again. I like the strange storyline which parallels the Odyssey, but makes it a comedy. I am grateful.... Full review
The Odyssey in modern amazingness.
Oct 01, 2008
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Oct 01, 2008jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
The Cohen Brothers are amazing directors and really prove their ability in this movie. They were able to create a modern Odyssey and did it with the help of many great actors. Lead by Clooney this cast of actors knows what... Full review
A Classic--One of the Best Ever Comedies
Sep 30, 2008
doc_kc - yahoo.com
Sep 30, 2008doc_kc - yahoo.com
This is a movie that may be over the heads of many viewers, but if you have a brain you'll love it--and go back a second, or even third time. The cast is perfect in their roles. It captures the rural... Full review
Great Movie
Sep 13, 2008
truth_n_words - yahoo.com
Sep 13, 2008truth_n_words - yahoo.com
Best movie ever. Geaorge Clooney can sing!!! Most movies that try to follow an old one stink, but this was hilarious!!!... Full review
Burn before reading....please!!!!!!
Sep 12, 2008
Dr_Ho_you_dirty_dog - yahoo.com
Sep 12, 2008Dr_Ho_you_dirty_dog - yahoo.com
If ever there was a movie where you see all the good parts in the trailers this is it. There were a few chuckles. There were no laugh out loud moments. Don't say you weren't warned. I walked out before the... Full review
Fantastic!!!
Aug 23, 2008
comtinker - yahoo.com
Aug 23, 2008comtinker - yahoo.com
The best CLEAN movie I have watched in quite a while. Just like the movies of years back before all the corruption.... Full review
Classic humor from the Coen Bros.
Aug 23, 2008
the_vanmorgans - yahoo.com
Aug 23, 2008the_vanmorgans - yahoo.com
Funny in a way that is hard to explain because its not side splitting funny but keeps you entertained and laugh at the same tine. One of my favorite movies of all time,... Full review
Great Film
Jul 16, 2008
seanrscott - yahoo.com
Jul 16, 2008seanrscott - yahoo.com
Great plot....great acting....great song....great film...George Clooney is magnificent...Tuturo is classic Tuturo...this movie has a fresh angle. I recommend this to anyone who just likes good original films!... Full review
A rousing but flawed adventure
Jul 06, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Jul 06, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
This is a very funny film but the story draged and the script grew dull. But the chacracters never died.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 02, 2009Film School Rejects
The music alone is a reason to love this movie.....I love that movie....Weeping Jesus on the cross, I love this movie.....Harder than anything else in a truly brilliant film.....The acting, the cinematography, the daring -.... ... Full Review
| Oct 05, 2008Urban Cinefile
Cinematically, O'Brother looks a treat, with its muted autumn colours and glorious countryside, while the bluegrass and hillbilly music just keeps 'em toes tapping, and the Coen Bros sock it to us full pelt with mass-bizarre.
And together with John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson (both are marvellous), it's quite an extraordinary three-some.
... Full Review
| Feb 07, 2007Matchflick
It's a fun flick and I definitely recommend it to comedy fans!.... ... Full Review
| May 03, 2005Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY
Their style is still intact; the film looks great.
It's clear that the Coens are great filmmakers, but their "O Brother" is just not...
The film is as rambling as the untouched Southern vistas which so beautifully populate it.
... Full Review
| May 03, 2005Rotten Tomatoes
Their style is still intact; the film looks great.
It's clear that the Coens are great filmmakers, but their "O Brother" is just not...
The film is as rambling as the untouched Southern vistas which so beautifully populate it.
... Full Review
News
Clooney, although not averse to wackiness on film (see: O Brother, Where Art Thou? ), lets go with the gusto of a soldier fresh out of boot camp. ... Full Article
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass keeps growing
mercurynews.com –
2009-10-01
It all began on a ski trip. Strictly Bluegrass festival. Coachella or the Bay Area's own Outside Lands. San Francisco venture capitalist Warren Hellman was out on the slopes with an old pal, Jonathan Nelson, a former sound man for... ... Full Article
When both bands on a double-bill have an ampersand in the name, that's a hint: There are going to be a lot of musicians onstage, and if all goes well, performing a whole lot of great music. from God given... ... Full Article
The Coens Get a Serious Trailer!
comingsoon.net –
2009-07-30
Ugh, these guys are so damn boring and dry....their only triumph was The Big Lebowski, and that's only because of the characters... ... but "groundbreaking", really? ... Full Article
It's time to start thinking about the movie of the decade: Your fave films of the 'aughts'?
ew.com –
2009-07-22
Timing is everything, especially when it comes to gigantic music fests. So when Grace Potter and the Nocturnals hit the Sherwood Court at Rothbury at 3:45 July 5, those who have planned their schedules well will be treated to a... ... Full Article

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