THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
Special Features: 25th Anniversary | 4K Restoration
The seemingly simple barber Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton) lives a dull, dissatisfied life in his small 1949 California town. When customer Creighton Tolliver (Joe Polito) convinces Ed to invest in a dry-cleaning scheme, Ed secretly blackmails department store magnate “Big Dave” Brewster (James Gandolfini) — whom he suspects of having an affair with his wife, Doris (Frances McDormand) — for $10,000, but Ed’s plans quickly go awry in spectacular fashion. Shot in glorious black and white by Oscar® winner Roger Deakins, the Coen brothers’ homage to crime-fiction novelist James M. Cain is a moody, existential meta-noir. Joel Coen won his third Best Director award from the Cannes Film Festival with this film, a feat no other filmmaker has yet accomplished. DIR/SCR Joel Coen; SCR/PROD Ethan Coen. UK/U.S., 2001, b&w, 116 min. RATED R
4K Restoration by the Criterion Collection and Universal Pictures, supervised and approved by director of photography Roger Deakins.
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Genre: Crime drama
