No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Menis the 2007 award - winning neo - westerly by the Coen Brothers , based on the hit book of account by Cormac McCarthy , and both the motion picture and novel are populate with memorable role . The moviefollows a man refer Llewelyn Moss ( Josh Brolin ) , who stumble upon a cartel ’s bag full of money and decides to run with it . That decision kicks off a pursuit through the American Southwest between him , Sheriff Ed Tom Bell ( Tommy Lee Jones ) , and the terrifying Anton Chigurh ( Javier Bardem ) . All three men are tied by fortune yet rarely meet throughout the film .
The movie was a major success , make $ 171.6 million at the box office ( viaBox Office Mojo).No Country for Old Menisone of the Coens ' best movies , nominated for eight Academy Award , winning Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Supporting Actor for Bardem . Bardem is often considered the best affair to come out of the film , but every actor is suitable of congratulations . The large cast of characters took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture awarding at the SAG Awards , and their characters are a unique blend of the Coens ' and McCarthy ’s mannerism .
Actor
Character
Josh Brolin
Llewelyn Moss
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Javier Bardem
Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones
No Country for Old Men is a western crime-thriller based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy and directed by the Cohen Brothers. Following three protagonists, the film centers around a large $2,000,000+ cache of dirty money lost near the Rio Grande. With a veteran who finds it, a hitman who will stop at nothing to get it, and a sheriff trying to investigate the crimes connected to it, all roads lead to death and mayhem as they find themselves in each other’s crosshairs.
Ed Tom Bell
Josh Brolin As Llewelyn Moss
Date Of Birth: February 12, 1968
Actor : BeforeNo Country for Old Men , Josh Brolin was a supporting actor . His most well - known plastic film was as the aged sidekick Brand inTheGoonies . After the Coen brothers ' film , Brolin ’s mavin skyrocketed , and he star in celebrated smaller movie likeMilk(for which he was nominated for his only Academy Award ) , Sicario , andHail , Caesar!Many viewers may not recognize him , but Brolin entered theMCU inGuardians of the Galaxyas Thanos , and his unwinking commitment to the office and inscrutable , gravelly vocalise gavethe greatest MCU villain the necessary gravitas to prop up Phase I.
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Character : Llewelyn Moss gets the game incite after slip a briefcase of money after stumbling across a trust shootout . It’sone of Brolin ’s best motion picture , and he meet the stoical cowboy with a calculate look in his eyes that lets the interview know there is a shrewd ex - soldier underneath his country - son exterior . Despite being constantly on the rill , Llewelyn is an thinking , clever , and resourceful characterwho gives even the unstoppable Chigurh a reason to pause . When Llewelyn ambush Chigurh , it ’s not a surprisal he cause the pearl on him .
Javier Bardem As Anton Chigurh
Date Of Birth: March 1, 1969
Actor : Javier Bardem was already a lauded actor in his domicile country of Spain , and he receive international identification for his part as Cuban revolutionary Reinaldo Arenas inBefore Night Falls , a role for which he was name for Best Actor at the Academy Awards . After this film , Bardem continued using sport of the fibre in future films , such as when he play the dastardly Raoul Silva inSkyfallor the ghostly Armando Salazar inPirates of the Caribbean : stagnant world Tell No Tales . Bardem ’s range has seen him in everything from rom - coms to sci - fi franchises likeDune .
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persona : Anton Chigurh isone of the greatest literary villainsand finding the veracious actor to recreate opposite Brolin was primal in successfully makingNo Country for Old Men . Bardem is perfect andChigurh is one of the scariest non - horror villainsput to screen out , and that ’s in large part thanks to Bardem ’s playacting . The titleNo Country for Old Menrefers to how the new American West is more violent and disorderly than the one before it in the early 20th century . Chigurh is the reflection of this unhinged ferociousness .
Tommy Lee Jones As Ed Tom Bell
Date Of Birth: September 15, 1946
Actor : Tommy Lee Jones is one of the most recognizable doer of his propagation . He has appear in the MCU andMen in Blackfranchisesand Jones ’ best movieshave been with some of the preeminent directors of the manufacture , including Oliver Stone and William Friedkin . Jones has been nominated for four Academy Award , succeed once in 1993 forThe Fugitive , a part that also earned him a Golden Globe . Those are n’t his only award ; he ’s been nominated three other times for Golden Globes and three times in individual playacting category at the SAG Awards , winning twice forLincoln .
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Character : round out out the mainperformances inNo Country for Old Menis Ed Tom Bell , the sheriff chase Llewelyn and Chigurh . As tough and wise as Ed Tom is , he is always one stair behind . Chigurh and Llewelyn fight through the West , leave a bally lead , and Ed Tom can only clean up the bodies . He ’s stock and disillusioned , and Jones ' weary delivery of his lines and sarcastic quips at his deputies sound authentic , coming from the indigen - suffer Texan . Ed Tom is the film ’s third lead , buthe ’s essential to the movie ’s base .
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No Country For Old Men Is Boosted By A Strong Ensemble Cast
Tess Harper As Loretta Bell : Tess Harper spiel Loretta Bell , Ed Tom ’s supportive wife who allows the stoical sheriff to give tongue to himself . Harper was constitute for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the 59th Academy Awards for her part inCrimes of the Heart , aBad Sister - like smuggled comedy , but younger consultation will recognize Harper for her recurring function as Jesse Pinkman ’s mother onBreaking Bad . Her matriarch role inNo Country for Old Menhas spook of Jesse ’s mom , but Loretta is much more hard-boiled like the rest of the characters in the film , and Harper nails the persona .
Kelly Macdonald As Carla Jean Moss : Llewelyn ’s wife Carla Jean is a down - to - earth , kind , and ultimately brave charwoman who is the final dupe of Chigurh ’s violent disorder . Despite sounding like she was bear in the Southwest , Macdonald is actually from Scotland . She talk in her natural accent when she vocalize theDisney princess ruler - breaking Meridain the Scottish Pixar adventureBrave . Her most recognizable function is inBoardwalk Empireas Margaret Thompson , Nucky ’s married woman . Macdonald pick up multiple SAG , Golden Globe , and Emmy nominations for her carrying out , gain the Best Ensemble SAG in 2011 and 2012 .
Garret Dillahunt As Wendell : Despite the dismal and serious tone ofNo Country for Old Men , there are still some quirky lines and moments to remind the audience that it ’s still a Coen brother film . Wendell ( Garret Dillahunt ) , Ed Tom ’s deputy , gets most of these bit , at one point sarcastically depict a corporate trust shootout as , “ Whoa ! Differences . ” Dillahunt is most famous for his leading role inthe canceledRaising Hope , where he played Burt Chance , the family ’s patriarch , and John Dorie inFear the Walking Dead .
Harrelson has a long filmography , including several acclaimed projects , and he recently portrayed Cletus Kasady inVenom : Let There Be mass murder .
Woody Harrelson As Carson Wells : Harrelson play Carson , a character reminiscent of Harrelson ’s male parent , Charles Voyde , a convicted Texas hitman ( viaMovieweb ) . Carson is the other shooter follow Llewelyn but feed afoul of Chigurh , who vote out him before Carson can even start his search . Harrelson has a long filmography , including several acclaimed project , and he lately portrayedCletus Kasady inVenom : Let There Be Carnage . He ’s also known for his television role on the seriesCheersas Woody Boyd and in the first season ofTrue Detectiveas Marty “ Stop Saying Odd S**t ” Hart .
From Fargo to Raising Arizona to The Big Lebowski to No Country for Old Men , the Coen brothers ' best movies can be enjoyed over and over again .
Stephen Root As Man Who hire Wells : Root is a Coen brothers regular , having appeared in five of their film . InNo Country for Old Men , Root only appears in two scene as the military personnel who hires Carson to track down Llewelyn and Chigurh to receive the money . Root ’s type is the wealthy superintendent of the money who thinks he ’s separated from the violence right before it come stomping into his office . Despite his serious role here , Root is better experience for his drollery work inDodgeballandOffice Space , and as Monroe Fuches on HBO’sBarry .
No Country for Old Men(2007 ) has a 93 % rating onRotten Tomatoes .
Barry Corbin As Ellis : Ed Tom ’s uncle Ellis yield the speech that explains theending ofNo Country for Old Men , and it ’s perfectly dissemble by Barry Corbin . The speech sums up the themesand encroachment Ed Tom , who realizes his worries about the hereafter arrived long ago . Corbin is a staple fiber of Western and neo - Westerns and is a great pick to deliver a speech that shatters the quixotic image of some of those plastic film . His most notable role was as Maurice Minnifield inNorthern Exposure , and he also look inYellowstone .
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