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No Country for Old Men adaptations: books & films
Every version of No Country for Old Men — the books & films, compared across media.
On the Texas-Mexico border, a chance discovery — dead bodies, $2 million, and heroin — sets off a pursuit where prey and predator lose their fixed roles. Sheriff Ed Tom Bell watches a violence he can no longer contain close in around him. Cormac McCarthy's novel and the 2007 film both inhabit this bleak landscape, telling the same story of inexorable consequence across two media.
No Country for Old Men films
No Country for Old Men books
Frequently asked
Is No Country for Old Men based on a book?
Yes. The 2007 film adapts Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, following the same central story of a discovered cache of drug money and the violent pursuit that follows on the Texas-Mexico border.
How many versions of No Country for Old Men are there?
There are two: Cormac McCarthy's novel and the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, which adapts it.
Should I read the book or watch the film first?
Either works as an entry point. Both follow Llewelyn Moss, Anton Chigurh, and Sheriff Ed Tom Bell through the same story — you won't be lost starting with either.