The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 117,481 VOTES · DIR. Joel Coen

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,423 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:35 Yeah, I worked in a barber shop
00:04:53 Was married to Ann Nirdlinger, the department store heiress.
00:08:38 - So sell him the goddamned fish, Ed. - Yeah.
00:11:40 Dry cleaning.
00:15:54 Okay.
00:20:57 Come across, or everybody knows.
00:25:36 Oh, no, it's okay.
00:29:32 I have been 13 years as an entrepreneur, and I have never...
00:35:16 Dave?
00:43:08 Well, embezzlement...
00:46:42 Sacramento.
00:51:42 Then bring me a fruit cocktail while I wait.
00:55:24 I saw the creatures.
00:59:14 Will anyone else say they knew?
01:03:03 Then they set a trial date, and then they change the date.
01:07:58 Served in a clerical capacity in the U.S. Naval shipyards at San Diego.
01:11:37 He created it, but he never actually heard it.
01:16:15 I'd brought her a dress to wear to court, and she'd used the belt.
01:20:17 I'd want to be told.
01:24:56 That's what he keeps telling me.
01:28:55 To play the piano is not about the fingers.
01:33:49 Well, have you ever considered tar macadam?
01:38:12 I tried to tell him the whole story, but Riedenschneider stopped me.
01:41:34 And the book said I got the chair.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,423
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:41:34

Production Record

DirectorJoel Coen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$18,900,000
IMDb votes117,481