No Country For Old Men
Crime, Thriller
Miramax  (11/21/2007) 122 mins R

8.3 (142,891 votes) Top 250: #90
There Are No Clean Getaways

Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even West Texas law can contain it. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond - right up to its heart-stopping final moment....

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Cast and Crew
Tommy Lee Jones  ......  Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Josh Brolin  ......  Llewelyn Moss
Javier Bardem  ......  Anton Chigurh
Woody Harrelson  ......  Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald  ......  Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt  ......  Deputy Wendell
Director  .....  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Producer  .....  Scott Rudin; Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Writer  .....  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene where Llewelyn calls Carla Jean from a rotary bank of GTE pay-phones, there is a clearly visible graffiti tag above the phone in silver ink. Not only would this kind of graffiti be hugely unlikely in Texas in 1980, but the tag is dated "06". (more)

Trivia:
The Coen Brothers used a photo of a brothel patron taken in 1879 as a model for Anton Chigurh's hair style. Looking at its weirdness after getting the hair cut, Javier Bardem said "Oh no, now I won't get laid for the next two months". (more)

Filming Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Ed Tom Bell: I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe. My grandfather was a lawman; father too. Me and him was sheriff's at the same time; him up in Plano and me out here. I think he's pretty proud of that. I know I was. Some of the old time sheriffs never even wore a gun...
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 86 wins & 36 nominations (more)