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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 Aug 30, 2000 Adventure, Comedy, Crime 1h 47m
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73%
4,327 votes
Internet Movie Database
77%
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
6900%

They have a plan, but not a clue.

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In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Joel Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Screenplay

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A review by Wuchak
Written on July 22, 2021

_**Amusing rural Mississippi odyssey in the 30s**_

During the Depression, three guys escape a chain gang in Mississippi (George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) to experience many misadventures with a blind prophet, a gifted musician (Chris Thomas King), a radio station, baby-face Nelson (Michael Badalucco), baptism in a river, “sirens,” a one-eyed Bible salesmen (John Goodman), an ex-wife (Holly Hunter), the KKK, corrupt politicians and an area with hidden treasure about to be flooded.

A Coen brothers film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) is a farcical odyssey taking place in the Deep South of the 1930s. The cast is entertaining, which also includes the likes of Daniel von Bargen. It’s quirky and amusing augmented by its setting and locations, not to mention o...

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A review by Andre Gonzales
Written on July 21, 2023

Weird convicts that escape. With no money they try to find treasure. Has some weird comedy as well. Good cast though....

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 19, 2025

Having just escaped from a chain gang, the eloquent “Everett” (George Clooney) and the two men who share his chain - “Pete” (John Turturro) and the not so bright “Delmar” (Tim Blake Nelson) set off on a journey to find his $1.2 millions in treasure buried in the ground in an area designated to be flooded to generate hydro-electric power. First things first, they have to get the chains off and that’s just the start of their escapades as they meet some of the eccentric folks that live in 1930s Mississippi. Along the way they encounter the mad-as-cheese bank robber “Babyface” Nelson (Michael Badalucco), distinctly dodgy bible salesman “Big Dan” (John Goodman); they meet travelling minstrel “Tommy” (Chris Thomas King) and he helps them to make a record for a blind rad...

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