If you loved Barton Fink, try O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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Barton Fink

1991 · dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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Both films are directed by Joel Coen, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Barton Fink, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What O Brother, Where Art Thou? is

Deep south, 1930s, a rusty jail gate. Three escaped convicts flee through dusty landscapes, a lawman on their heels, with a promise of hidden treasure. The Coen brothers find folk humor in the Great Depression.

If you loved Barton Fink, try O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Barton Fink

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

What they share

What O Brother, Where Art Thou? is

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If you loved Barton Fink, try O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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What they share

What O Brother, Where Art Thou? is

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