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Movies like O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Not everyone loves O Brother, Where Art Thou? for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You love old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film.

  2. You like George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair.

  3. You like the Depression-era South of chain gangs and radio stations.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Blues Brothers1980

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you love soul and blues sung by Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel2014

    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like deadpan comedy with perfect timing.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy2014

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you want an adventure that never takes itself too seriously.

  • Shrek2001

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like jokes for kids and other jokes for adults.

  • Sinners2025

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • the Depression-era South of chain gangs and radio stations

    Good for you if you like blues that shakes a juke joint and calls back the past.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you want an adventure that keeps the jokes coming.

  • Tangled2010

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like a chameleon and a horse who steal the show.

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005

    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like British humour about bureaucrats destroying the planet.

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark1981

    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like a hero who gets hurt and keeps joking.

  • The Road to El Dorado2000

    • George Clooney as a vain, fast-talking convict obsessed with his hair

    Good for you if you like Tulio and Miguel bluffing their way through being gods.

  • The Fifth Element1997

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film

    Good for you if you like a blue alien diva singing opera on a space liner.

  • Inu-Oh2022

    • old-time bluegrass and gospel songs carrying a film
    • the Depression-era South of chain gangs and radio stations

    Good for you if you like rock opera, even when it plays in medieval Japan.

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