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    No Country for Old Men

    • 20072007
    • RR
    • 2h 2min
    IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    882K
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    POPULARITY
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    Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    No Country for Old Men Trailer
    Trailer2:32
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    CrimeDramaThriller

    Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

    • Directors
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen(screenplay)
      • Ethan Coen(screenplay)
      • Cormac McCarthy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Javier Bardem
      • Josh Brolin
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen(screenplay)
      • Ethan Coen(screenplay)
      • Cormac McCarthy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Javier Bardem
      • Josh Brolin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.9KUser reviews
    • 528Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Top rated movie #156
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 163 wins & 140 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:32
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    Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men (2007)
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    Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Best Supporting Actor
    Kelly Macdonald in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men (2007)
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    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Ed Tom Bellas Ed Tom Bell
    Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem
    • Anton Chigurhas Anton Chigurh
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Llewelyn Mossas Llewelyn Moss
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Carson Wellsas Carson Wells
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Carla Jean Mossas Carla Jean Moss
    Garret Dillahunt
    Garret Dillahunt
    • Wendellas Wendell
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Loretta Bellas Loretta Bell
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Ellisas Ellis
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Man who hires Wellsas Man who hires Wells
    Rodger Boyce
    Rodger Boyce
    • El Paso Sheriffas El Paso Sheriff
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Carla Jean's Motheras Carla Jean's Mother
    Ana Reeder
    Ana Reeder
    • Poolside Womanas Poolside Woman
    Kit Gwin
    Kit Gwin
    • Sheriff Bell's Secretaryas Sheriff Bell's Secretary
    Zach Hopkins
    • Strangled Deputyas Strangled Deputy
    Chip Love
    • Man in Fordas Man in Ford
    Eduardo Antonio Garcia
    • 'Agua' Manas 'Agua' Man
    Gene Jones
    Gene Jones
    • Gas Station Proprietoras Gas Station Proprietor
    Myk Watford
    Myk Watford
    • 'Managerial' Victimas 'Managerial' Victim
    • Directors
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen(screenplay)
      • Ethan Coen(screenplay)
      • Cormac McCarthy(novel)
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    Storyline

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    In rural Texas, welder and hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) discovers the remains of several drug runners who have all killed each other in an exchange gone violently wrong. Rather than report the discovery to the police, Moss decides to simply take the two million dollars present for himself. This puts the psychopathic killer, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), on his trail as he dispassionately murders nearly every rival, bystander and even employer in his pursuit of his quarry and the money. As Moss desperately attempts to keep one step ahead, the blood from this hunt begins to flow behind him with relentlessly growing intensity as Chigurh closes in. Meanwhile, the laconic Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) blithely oversees the investigation even as he struggles to face the sheer enormity of the crimes he is attempting to thwart. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
    sherifftexascontemporary westerncold blooded murderdesert193 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • There Are No Clean Getaways
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      According to a January 2018 article in Business Insider, a group of psychiatrists studied 400 movies and identified 126 psychopathic characters. They chose Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh as the most clinically accurate portrayal of a psychopath.
    • Goofs
      Radio transmitting devices in the early 1980s would have used large batteries to transmit for lengthy periods of time and due to the batteries not holding a charge. Such a device would have been noticeable inside of the briefcase as it would have been at least the size of a box of bank checks or larger.

      Smaller transmitters only became possible with the widespread introduction of cellular technology from the mid-1990s and forward. It would not have been available in the film's 1980s setting.
    • Quotes

      Anton Chigurh: What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?

      Gas Station Proprietor: Sir?

      Anton Chigurh: The most. You ever lost. On a coin toss.

      Gas Station Proprietor: I don't know. I couldn't say.

      [Chigurh flips a quarter from the change on the counter and covers it with his hand]

      Anton Chigurh: Call it.

      Gas Station Proprietor: Call it?

      Anton Chigurh: Yes.

      Gas Station Proprietor: For what?

      Anton Chigurh: Just call it.

      Gas Station Proprietor: Well, we need to know what we're calling it for here.

      Anton Chigurh: You need to call it. I can't call it for you. It wouldn't be fair.

      Gas Station Proprietor: I didn't put nothin' up.

      Anton Chigurh: Yes, you did. You've been putting it up your whole life, you just didn't know it. You know what date is on this coin?

      Gas Station Proprietor: No.

      Anton Chigurh: 1958. It's been traveling twenty-two years to get here. And now it's here. And it's either heads or tails. And you have to say. Call it.

      Gas Station Proprietor: Look, I need to know what I stand to win.

      Anton Chigurh: Everything.

      Gas Station Proprietor: How's that?

      Anton Chigurh: You stand to win everything. Call it.

      Gas Station Proprietor: Alright. Heads then.

      [Chigurh removes his hand, revealing the coin is indeed heads]

      Anton Chigurh: Well done.

      [the gas station proprietor nervously takes the quarter with the small pile of change he's apparently won while Chigurh starts out]

      Anton Chigurh: Don't put it in your pocket, sir. Don't put it in your pocket. It's your lucky quarter.

      Gas Station Proprietor: Where do you want me to put it?

      Anton Chigurh: Anywhere not in your pocket. Where it'll get mixed in with the others and become just a coin. Which it is.

      [Chigurh leaves and the gas station proprietor stares at him as he walks out]

    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Puño de tierra
      Written by Michael Eloy Sánchez

      Performed by Angel H. Alvarado Jr., David A. Gomez, Milton Hernandez and John Mancha

    User reviews1.9K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Some Interesting Characters
    While on a hunting trip, a sportsman (Josh Brolin) finds dead men and a stash of cash in the remote back country of West Texas, the result of a drug deal gone wrong. The greedy hunter takes the cash, but soon discovers that the resourceful criminal responsible for the drug deal, an outlaw named Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), has a way of tracking the loot. The hunter thus finds that he is the hunted. Meanwhile, an aging Texas sheriff named Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is after both the sportsman and Chigurh. The story is set in the early 1980s.

    To some extent, this film is a character study of Sheriff Bell, an honest lawman who is wise, observant, grounded in reality, and has a long memory. "No Country For Old Men" is really his story. He doesn't know quite what to make of the drug war that has crossed over from Mexico into Texas; it's something new (for the 1980s); and it makes a land that has always been hostile to settlers even more hostile and dangerous.

    The film's premise is quite simple, and the story is straightforward with minimal twists. A lot of time and care are taken with procedural actions: loading a gun, dressing a bloody wound, constructing a pole to retrieve a package from an air vent, for example. Dialogue is minimal; there's lots of silence.

    Overall casting and acting are impressive. I especially liked the performance of Tommy Lee Jones who seemed a natural choice for the role of Sheriff. Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin are also well cast. Several minor roles are extremely well performed, like the store owner who is asked to call a coin toss, and the rotund lady who, with a dour face, defies Chigurh's requests in a characteristic Texas twang.

    The film's color cinematography is quite good; there are lots of sweeping, wide-angle outdoor shots. I really enjoyed the geographic setting, with that whistling West Texas wind, the silence, and the stunning vistas. It's a landscape that is starkly beautiful. Yet, despite its beauty and wilderness traits, it can quickly turn hostile and unforgiving for anyone unprepared for its hidden risks.

    "No Country For Old Men" is a fine film. I'd describe it as a chase story -- character study combo, with elements of noir, especially in the visuals. Violence may be a tad much for some viewers. But given the subject matter, it is entirely appropriate.
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    • Jul 13, 2008

    FAQ26

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Không Chốn Dung Thân
    • Filming locations
      • Marfa, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Vantage
      • Miramax
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $74,283,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,202,000
      • Nov 11, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $171,627,166
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 2min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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