Man Who Wasn’t There

“The Man Who Wasn’t There,” directed by Joel Coen, is a neo-noir film set in 1949 that follows Ed Crane, a disenchanted barber in a small California town, who becomes entangled in a web of blackmail and deceit after attempting to change his mundane life. As Ed’s plan spirals out of control, the film explores themes of existentialism, morality, and the consequences of one’s actions.