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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
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7.7/10
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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317K
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    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Homer(epic poem "The Odyssey")
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Stars
    • George Clooney
    • John Turturro
    • Tim Blake Nelson
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Homer(epic poem "The Odyssey")
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Stars
    • George Clooney
    • John Turturro
    • Tim Blake Nelson
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney and Holly Hunter in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    Delmar, Ulysses and Pete
    Ulysses and Penny
    Delmar, Pete & Ulysses
    Penny Wharvey and Big Dan Teague
    John Goodman stars as Big Dan Teague

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    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Everett
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Pete Hogwallop
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Delmar O'Donnell
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Big Dan Teague
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Penny
    Chris Thomas King
    Chris Thomas King
    • Tommy Johnson
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Pappy O'Daniel
    Del Pentecost
    • Junior O'Daniel
    Michael Badalucco
    Michael Badalucco
    • George Nelson
    J.R. Horne
    • Pappy's Staff
    Brian Reddy
    Brian Reddy
    • Pappy's Staff
    Wayne Duvall
    Wayne Duvall
    • Homer Stokes
    Ed Gale
    Ed Gale
    • The Little Man
    Ray McKinnon
    Ray McKinnon
    • Vernon T. Waldrip
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Sheriff Cooley
    • (as Daniel Von Bargen)
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Man with Bullhorn
    Frank Collison
    Frank Collison
    • Wash Hogwallop
    Quinn Gasaway
    Quinn Gasaway
    • Boy Hogwallop
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
      • Homer(epic poem "The Odyssey")
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film's soundtrack became an unlikely blockbuster, even surpassing the success of the film. By early 2001, it had sold five million copies, spawned a documentary film, three follow-up albums ("O Sister" and "O Sister 2"), two concert tours, and won Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Single of the Year (for "Man of Constant Sorrow"). It also won five Grammys, including Album of the Year, and hit #1 on the Billboard album charts the week of March 15, 2002, 63 weeks after its release and over a year after the release of the film.
    • Goofs
      When Everett and gang enter the radio station, he asks, "Who's the honcho around here?" The word "honcho" is taken from the Japanese 'Hancho', which means "group leader," and did not become an English expression until GI's brought it back from the Pacific war. Its first recorded use in the U.S. is in 1947, many years after this movie's timeframe.
    • Quotes

      [Repeated line]

      Ulysses Everett McGill: Damn! We're in a tight spot!

    • Crazy credits
      The credit for Alan J. Schoolcraft, the president of operations for Mike Zoss Productions, is all in Spanish: "El Encargado de Mike Zoss Productions"
    • Connections
      Featured in The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Po Lazarus
      Arranged by Alan Lomax

      Performed by James Carter and The Prisoners

      Recorded by Alan Lomax

      Courtesy of Rounder Records

      by arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

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    7/10
    Hillbilly hi-jinks. Bluegrass music. Laugh out loud funny!
    The Coen Brothers have done it again. Three depression era convicts(George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson)escape a Mississippi chain gang and head off in search of buried treasure that will fund their new lives. Along the way, they sing on the radio and become much sought after stars as well as escapees. Great laughs and a soundtrack that is a lesson/introduction to bluegrass music.

    Clooney is outstanding as the fast talking, quick witted Ulysses Everett McGill. Holly Hunter plays his estranged wife. Turturro and Nelson are flawless stumblebums. Also in the cast are John Goodman and Charles Durning.

    Dan Tyminksi provides the singing voice for George Clooney on "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow", the Soggy Bottom Boys song that serves as a template for the bluegrass laden soundtrack that also features Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, The Whites, John Hartford, The Cox Family and Gillian Welch. Toe tapping, knee slapping fun for the whole family. You'll be surprised with how relaxed and funny this movie is.
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    • michaelRokeefe
    • Feb 16, 2002

    FAQ2

    • Was the character Tommy Johnson meeting at the crossroads to sell himself to the devil, a story based on the story of Robert Johnson?
    • Why is the name of this movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2001 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • D'Lo Water Park, D'Lo, Mississippi, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
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