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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

7.3 Listal rating
7.7 IMDB rating

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1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Ed ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Doris Crane
James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Big Dave Brewster
Katherine Borowitz

Katherine Borowitz

Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Birdy Abundas
Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Walter Abundas
Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Freddy Riedenschneider
Christopher Kriesa

Christopher Kriesa

Officer Persky


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Joel Coen

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Ethan Coen

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Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 15 20:53
I should start by saying that I normally hate black and white films, they really annoy me. I think it's because colours really show emotions and give films more character, I just find it more interesting. But in this case I survived watching this whole film, and came to realise that the black and white made this movie more.. mysterious. It was probably the better choice than making this in colour, it gave me an idea of the film when it had only just started. It's unique, mysterious, strange, humorous and unlike any other film I have seen before. It's definitely something strange from Billy Bob Thornton, it's nothing at all like any of his other films. Obviously it's not a comedy, though it does have a few jokes, so it's nothing like his new comedy movies. And even some of the drama ones...Read more

Rating : 8/10