Cast and Crew: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Directors, Screenwriters); Cormac McCarthy (Novel); Carter Burwell (Music); Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Woody Harrelson
What It’s About: A hunter stumbles across a large some of money after a drug deal has gone bad. The hunter soon becomes prey to a hitman sent to retrieve the money, while the pair are tracked by a soon-to-retire sheriff.
Why Watch it Today?: Cormac McCarthy, author of the original novel and native of Rhode Island, was born today in 1933.