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Inside Llewyn Davis
A wry, melancholic drift through a cold winter of missed chances, where every song is beautiful and every joke stings.
About 2013 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Genres drama, musical, comedy drama
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Carey Mulligan, F. Murray Abraham, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Jack O'Connell
Music T Bone Burnett
Runtime 105 min
Country United States, France
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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