the coen brothers were the directors of fargo
their bestreviewed works include fargo lrb 1996 rrb  the big lebowski lrb 1998 rrb  no country for old men lrb 2007 rrb  a serious man lrb 2009 rrb  true grit lrb 2010 rrb  and inside llewyn davis lrb 2013 rrb
fargo is a 1996 american black comedy crime thriller film written  produced  edited  and directed by joel and ethan coen