The Man Who Wasn't There
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Genres
Crime, Drama
Studio
USA Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Man Who Wasn't There performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$18.9M
Gross Profit
−$1.1M
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ed Crane
Billy Bob Thornton
Ed Crane
Doris Crane
Frances McDormand
Doris Crane
Frank
Michael Badalucco
Frank
Big Dave Brewster
James Gandolfini
Big Dave Brewster
Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Katherine Borowitz
Ann Nirdlinger Brewster
Creighton Tolliver
Jon Polito
Creighton Tolliver
Birdy Abundas
Scarlett Johansson
Birdy Abundas
Walter Abundas
Richard Jenkins
Walter Abundas
Freddy Riedenschneider
Tony Shalhoub
Freddy Riedenschneider
Officer Persky
Christopher Kriesa
Officer Persky
Officer Krebs
Brian Haley
Officer Krebs
P.I. Burns
Jack McGee
P.I. Burns
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