In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
"They have a plan, but not a clue."
Top Billed Cast
George Clooney
Everett
John Turturro
Pete Hogwallop
Tim Blake Nelson
Delmar O'Donnell
John Goodman
Big Dan Teague
Holly Hunter
Penny
Chris Thomas King
Tommy Johnson
Charles Durning
Pappy O'Daniel
Del Pentecost
Junior O'Daniel
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2021-07-22
_**Amusing rural Mississippi odyssey in the 30s**_
During the Depression, three guys escape a chain gang in Mississippi (George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) to experience many misadventures with a blind prophet, a gifted musician (Chris Thomas King), a radio station, baby-face Nelson (Michael Badalucco), baptism in a river, “sirens,” a one-eyed Bible salesmen (John Goodman), an ex-wife (Holly Hunter), the KKK, corrupt politicians and an area with hidden treasure about to be flooded.
A Coen brothers film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) is a farcical odyssey takin...
A Andre GonzalesVerified TMDB Critic
2023-07-21
Weird convicts that escape. With no money they try to find treasure. Has some weird comedy as well. Good cast though....
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2025-03-19
Having just escaped from a chain gang, the eloquent “Everett” (George Clooney) and the two men who share his chain - “Pete” (John Turturro) and the not so bright “Delmar” (Tim Blake Nelson) set off on a journey to find his $1.2 millions in treasure buried in the ground in an area designated to be flooded to generate hydro-electric power. First things first, they have to get the chains off and that’s just the start of their escapades as they meet some of the eccentric folks that live in 1930s Mississippi. Along the way they encounter the mad-as-cheese bank robber “Babyface” Ne...
