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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

The Coens' trademark wry dialogue is present, with a literary love for the odd, everyday turn of phrase, and the terrific cast fit in perfectly with the style.

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Cast & Crew

Joel Coen
Director
Christopher McDonald
As Macadam Salesman
Seymour Cassel
As Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Billy Bob Thornton
As Ed Crane
Richard Jenkins
As Walter Abundas
Jennifer Jason Leigh
As Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Jon Polito
As Creighton Tolliver
Scarlett Johansson
As Birdy Abundas

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Billy Bob Thornton stars as Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town during the summer of 1949. Ed is unhappy with his life and wants to change it, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity to invest in a new technology called dry cleaning leads him down a dark path of crime and punishment. As Ed becomes embroiled in a web of blackmail, murder, and deception, he finds himself on a collision course with fate, ultimately leading to a tragic and unforeseen conclusion. Directed by the Coen Brothers, "The Man Who Wasn't There" is a gripping and thought-provoking film noir that explores the consequences of one man's desperate pursuit of a better life.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Man Who Wasn't There include The Substitute, Kontroll, Memories of Murder, Stander, Catch Me If You Can, American Psycho.

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The Man Who Wasn't There was released in theaters on November 16, 2001.