Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Drama, Music [USA:R, 1 h 44 min]

Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Ethan Phillips
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.5/10 (67,530 votes)

Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making. (IMDb)

Critical reception:

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 94% rating based on 234 reviews, with an average score of 8.6/10. The site's consensus states: "Smart, funny, and profoundly melancholy, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen brothers in fine form." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 92 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". (Wikipedia)

Awards:

• 2013 Academy Award for Best Cinematography (nominated); Best Sound Mixing (nominated)
• 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated); Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated)
• 2014 BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (nominated); Best Original Screenplay (nominated); Best Sound (nominated)
• Another 6 wins and 21 nominations

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