The Man Who Wasn't There

1949 California summer, a barber's scissors snap. A small town's mundane routine, a wife's secret affair. The Coen brothers revisit noir.

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Joel Coen directed The Man Who Wasn't There in 2001. See Joel Coen's full filmography, where to start with Joel Coen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Joel Coen.

The Man Who Wasn't There was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.