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.
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Character
Grave, bleak, meticulous and earnest.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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64 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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I Read "No Country for Old Men", Here's What the Movie Didn't Tell You:
Like Stories of Old · Sep 2025
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- The New York TimesA.O. ScottNov 2007He Found a Bundle of Money, and Now There’s Hell to Pay
For formalists — those moviegoers sent into raptures by tight editing, nimble camera work and faultless sound design — “No Country for Old Men” is pure heaven.
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Cast
- Javier BardemAnton Chigurh
- Tommy Lee JonesEd Tom Bell
- Josh BrolinLlewelyn Moss
- Woody HarrelsonCarson Wells
- Kelly MacdonaldCarla Jean Moss
- Garret DillahuntWendell
- Tess HarperLoretta Bell
- Barry CorbinEllis
- Stephen RootMan Who Hires Wells
- Rodger BoyceEl Paso Sheriff
Crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Joel CoenWriter
- Cormac McCarthyNovel
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Ethan CoenEditor
- Joel CoenEditor
- Scott RudinProducer
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Pairings
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Lone Star 199674% alikeBoth grave.
The Third Man 194974% alikeBoth meticulous.
Wormwood 201777% alikeTelevision · Both grave, bleak.
In Cold Blood 196576% alikeBook · Both grave, bleak, meticulous.
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