O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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PG13,1hr 46min
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December 22, 2000
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Buena Vista
Synopsis: The writing, directing, and producing team of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen created this picaresque comedy (inspired in part by Homer's The Odyssey) set in the Deep South during the Depression. Suave and fancy-talking Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney), dim-witted Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson), and easily-excitable Pete (John Turturro) are serving time together on a prison chain gang. Everett knows where $1.2 million is hidden that's theirs for the taking, and the three manage to escape; however, a stranger ... Full Synopsis
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It's a wild, whacked-out wonder. Coenheads rejoice. Full Review
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69
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Featured Cast
Everett Ulysses McGill
Pappy O'Daniel
Photos
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