Inside Llewyn Davis

Name: Inside Llewyn Davis
Released: 2013-12-6
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Adam Driver, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund

Inside Llewyn Davis

R
1h 45m
2013

92%

age 16+

An aspiring singer-songwriter navigates the 1960s folk-music scene in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Director:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Producer:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

Writer:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Cast:

Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Adam Driver, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Alex Karpovsky, Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham, Stark Sands, Jeanine Serralles

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

92%

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and profoundly melancholy, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen brothers in fine form.

Reviews

Keith & the Movies

Keith Garlington

While it may not be the best Coen brothers movie, it is undeniably theirs.

Filled with darkly comic and cynical observations about its period and its soulful performer [...], the film's sharply observed tale is among the Coens’ most carefully crafted and elusive yet.

Enough can’t be said about Isaac’s performance in this film. He perfectly captures the asshole personality and really makes you hate him, but then when it’s time to perform a song, he looks deep into your eyes and melts your heart.

The characters are written neatly and Oscar Isaac is a master at his work. Inside Llewyn Davis is a movie about the pains of life, and how for must of us it just doesn't work out as we thought, yet there's beauty in it. [Full review in Spanish]

Isaac's performance is superb as the complex musician.

November 20, 2021

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Bleak but lovely journey OK for older-teen music fans.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Inside Llewyn Davis, by filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, is a startlingly affecting drama about 1960s Greenwich Village folk singer Llewyn Davis's struggle to be noticed and to survive. Expect a bleak (but memorable) retelling that includes some intense subject matter (suicide, abortion), plus some drinking and a scene of a possible drug overdose that may be too heavy for younger teens. There's also plenty of swearing, including "---hole" and "f--k," and a bunch of amazing musical performances.

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:December 6, 2013
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:No

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Inside Llewyn Davis

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