No Country for Old Men
There are no clean getaways.
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
- Director
- Joel Coen
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $172M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How No Country for Old Men actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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What It's About
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Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
No Country for Old Men appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #29
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #29
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- Thriller Movies Ranked #31
Placed at #31 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #54
Placed at #54 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #129
Placed at #129 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
7 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
4 wins · 4 nominations
- WinnerBest Picture
- WinnerBest Director
- WinnerBest Supporting Actor
- WinnerBest Adapted Screenplay
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
No Country for Old Men returned 6.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $172M
- Release date
- Nov 9, 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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