No Country for Old Men (2007)
89%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Won 4 Oscars
163 wins & 140 nominations total
Bolstered by powerful lead performances from Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men finds the Coen brothers spinning cinematic gold out of Cormac McCarthy’s grim, darkly funny novel.
No Country for Old Men is a wild ride through the Texas desert, with a killer performance from Javier Bardem as the menacing hitman Anton Chigurh. The Coen Brothers bring their signature style to this modern western, with plenty of blood, tension, and dark humor. While some critics may find the violence too much to handle, this film is a must-see for fans of the genre. Just don’t forget to lock your doors and hide your coin flips.
Production Company(ies)
Sputnik Yleisradio Pandora Filmproduktion,
Distributor
Miramax Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Marfa, Texas, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language
Year of Release
2007
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Dolby Digital DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 2m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2007 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2008
Genre(s)
Crime/Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
starring Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, crime, mystery, thriller, drama, box office, budget, reviewed by Joe Sommerlad, Liz Hoggard, Tom Charity, Nigel Andrews, Jonathan Romney, Ryan Gilbey, Alex Saveliev, Mike Massie, Leigh Monson, Richard Propes, Fico Cangiano, David Lamble, R rating, Sheriff Bell, Anton Chigurh, Llewelyn Moss, Carla Jean Moss, Wendell, produced by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin, Miramax Films, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $171,627,166
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $245,867,569
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 590
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 26,812,167
US/Canada gross: $74,283,625
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $106,416,337
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 709
US/Canada opening weekend: $1,202,000
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $1,721,947
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,222
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $25,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $35,814,198
Production budget ranking: 1,042
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $19,285,945
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $190,767,426
ROI to date (est.): 346%
ROI ranking: 399
Javier Bardem – Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin – Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson – Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald – Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt – Wendell
Director(s)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writer(s)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer(s)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 4 Oscars
163 wins & 140 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (288) | Top Critics (78) | Fresh (269) | Rotten (19)
The Coen Brothers are back with a triumphant return to form.
February 28, 2018
Joe Sommerlad
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The lack of respect for the body, the sheer bloody aftermath depresses me. Yes, they may handle the killing with verve and ironic tension, but this is a Coen brothers film too far.
January 11, 2018
Liz Hoggard
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Played by Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Chigurh is the most original bogeyman to bloody up the screen in a while.
February 22, 2015
Tom Charity
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
The last word on the modern-day western used to be Peckinpah’s. No Country for Old Men is Peckinpah gone post-Peckinpah.
February 22, 2015
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
I can’t help feeling the film is ultimately hollow.
February 22, 2015
Jonathan Romney
Independent on Sunday
TOP CRITIC
An exasperating and self-defeating experience, rather like listening to a nymphomaniac extol the virtues of celibacy.
February 22, 2015
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
The two-hour runtime flies by as the Coens shame bloated blockbusters with sheer craft.
March 23, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
Alex Saveliev
Film Threat
Relentless in method, challenging in presentation, and unforgettable in execution.
November 27, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
No Country for Old Men draws its characters as broad representations of human morality, which makes them all the more compelling.
October 1, 2020
Leigh Monson
Substream Magazine
The greatest films are such a force of life and death, love and hate that once the closing credits begin to roll, the film’s cinematic life has just begun.
September 18, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
The Coen brothers deliver one hell of a modern western, with themes that resonate and characters that won’t let you forget them. [Full review in Spanish]
June 28, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
Fico Cangiano
CineXpress Podcast
The Coen Brothers honor McCarthy by reproducing whole chunks of dialogue from the book, and judiciously trimming plot. Jones’ plaintive mourning for a country that’s become too complicated to police is enough for us to know why he’s packing it in.
May 26, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter…
Plot
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Javier Bardem’s performance as the villainous hitman Chigurh is “creepy” and “captivating to watch.”
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