Film

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 · 1h 56m · Crime · Drama

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

73

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

Billy Bob Thornton

Ed Crane

Frances McDormand

Doris Crane

Michael Badalucco

Frank

James Gandolfini

Big Dave Brewster

Katherine Borowitz

Ann Nirdlinger Brewster

Jon Polito

Creighton Tolliver

Scarlett Johansson

Birdy Abundas

Richard Jenkins

Walter Abundas

Tony Shalhoub

Freddy Riedenschneider

Christopher Kriesa

Officer Persky

Brian Haley

Officer Krebs

Jack McGee

P.I. Burns

Gregg Binkley

The New Man

Alan Fudge

Dr. Diedrickson

Lilyan Chauvin

Medium

Adam Alexi-Malle

Jacques Carcanogues

• Joel CoenDirector · Editor · Writer · Producer
• Ethan CoenEditor · Producer · Writer · Director
• Eric FellnerExecutive Producer
• Tim BevanExecutive Producer
• Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
• Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
• Tricia CookeEditor
• Ellen ChenowethCasting

The Man Who Wasn't There Theatrical Trailer HD Re-creation

Release date

October 26, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$18,918,721

Genres

Crime, Drama

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