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The Coen Brothers’ Most Spiritual Films, Ranked

The Coen Brothers’ Most Spiritual Films, Ranked

Friday, August 22, 2025
Ethan Coen’s new film Honey Don’t just landed, and while its plot—featuring a hustler pastor tangled in drugs and murder—isn’t exactly Sunday school curriculum, it’s a reminder of how often the Coens return to the language of faith. For filmmakers known for gallows humor and existential punchlines, they’ve always been preoccupied with God. Their movies…