The Man Who Wasn't There
7.5
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.
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Cast
64 people
Billy Bob Thornton
Ed Crane
Known for
Armageddon
Bad Santa
Frances McDormand
Doris Crane
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Michael Badalucco
Frank
Known for
Léon: The Professional
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
James Gandolfini
Big Dave Brewster
Known for
The Sopranos
The Drop
Katherine Borowitz
Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Known for
Internal Affairs
The World According to Garp
Jon Polito
Creighton Tolliver
Known for
Big Eyes
Miller's Crossing
Scarlett Johansson
Birdy Abundas
Known for
Lucy
Black Widow
Richard Jenkins
Walter Abundas
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Tony Shalhoub
Freddy Riedenschneider
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Christopher Kriesa
Officer Persky
Known for
Chain Reaction
Shocker
Brian Haley
Officer Krebs
Known for
Gran Torino
Baby's Day Out
Jack McGee
P.I. Burns
Known for
The Fighter
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Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Director Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $20M · United States release November 2, 2001
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,918,721
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
USA Films
Production
Working Title
Production
Mike Zoss Productions
Production
Good Machine
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
The KL Line
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 13, 2001
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · November 2, 2001
Limited theatrical
United States · October 2, 2002
Physical · DVD / VHS
United States
September 8, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Austria
October 29, 2001 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
October 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 8, 2001 · Premiere · Flanders International Film Festival
October 26, 2001 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
June 6, 2002 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 2002 · Physical · Wild Side Special Edition DVD
November 5, 2008 · Physical · BAC Films Blu-ray
Germany
November 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 28, 2002 · Digital
Iceland
November 10, 2001 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
Italy
November 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 14, 2002 · Premiere · Cineteca Nacional
Netherlands
January 26, 2002 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 28, 2002 · Theatrical
November 17, 2006 · TV · Nederland 2
October 20, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
October 10, 2001 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 8, 2002 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
November 9, 2001 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 24, 2002 · Digital
Türkiye
January 21, 2002 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 25, 2001 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical
April 22, 2002 · Physical · DVD / VHS
January 31, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
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