O Brother, Where Art Thou?

"They have a plan, but not a clue."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

349,722 votes

78/100

Fresh

69/100

Metascore

7.3/10

4,569 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

European Film for Best Non-European Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$26.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$71.9M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$45,512,588

United States

Profit

+$45.9M

ROI: +176%

Budget Recovery276% of budget

$0|Budget: $26.0M|Revenue: $71.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

124.9K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

+80%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Odyssey

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Mississippi

Themes & Subjects

#siren#errantry#prisonescape#kukluxklan#greatdepression

Characters

Penelope

Robert Johnson

Tommy Johnson

Polyphemus

Tiresias

Odysseus

Played by François Papineau

W. Lee O'Daniel

Zeus

Poseidon

Homer

Baby Face Nelson

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Film Editing

Tricia CookeJoel CoenEthan Coen

Music / Score

T Bone Burnett

Costume Design

Mary Zophres

Production Design

Nancy Haigh

Production Companies

Universal PicturesStudioCanalWorking Title FilmsTouchstone PicturesMike Zoss Productions

Distributors

iTunesUniversal PicturesDisney+

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Available in 56 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Sky Store
CanadaPG	Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

JapanG

Austria10

+15 more countries

Production

Director

Joel Coen

Writers

Homer, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Production Companies

Touchstone PicturesUniversal PicturesStudioCanalWorking Title FilmsMike Zoss Productions

Cast

George Clooney

Everett

John Turturro

Pete Hogwallop

Tim Blake Nelson

Delmar O'Donnell

John Goodman

Big Dan Teague

Holly Hunter

Penny

No Image

Chris Thomas King

Tommy Johnson

Charles Durning

Pappy O'Daniel

Del Pentecost

Junior O'Daniel

Michael Badalucco

George Nelson

No Image

J.R. Horne

Pappy's Staff

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Brian Reddy

Pappy's Staff

Wayne Duvall

Homer Stokes

Tags & Keywords

music recordcountry musicbased on novel or bookprophecysouthern usamississippi riverseductionfraudphilosophicalreflectivedramaticamusedcomplicatedenchantexcited

External Links

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