Prime Video will be offering an utterly stunning thriller in just a few days If you haven't experienced “No Country for Old Men” yet, now is the perfect time to check it out

Released in 2007 and based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, the Coen brothers' acclaimed western crime thriller is a disturbing but captivating experience Beautifully photographed and brought to life through stellar performances, the film revolves around a good man on the run, a briefcase full of cash, a psychopathic killer, and a brutal cycle of violence involving an aging sheriff, all set against the backdrop of the Texas western landscape

As of this writing, according to Prime Video, the film will be out in one week This means that after Tuesday, October 1, 2024, it will have to be sought out on other top streaming services

Not sure if this movie is for you? Here's a little more about “No Country for Old Men,” including its plot and just a few of the accolades “No Country for Old Men” has earned since its release (spoiler alert: most people think you should definitely see it) Here's a little more about “No Country for Old Men

In “No Country for Old Men,” Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is on a hunting trip one day when he comes across a drug deal cleanup [After taking a briefcase full of cash from the scene, Moss finds himself being pursued by the ruthless, efficient, and utterly terrifying hit man Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem)

Another major character in the story is Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a third generation local lawman, who begins investigating the case with the help of Deputy Wendell

To answer that question simply: yes, if you haven't seen No Country for Old Men yet (or haven't rewatched it in a while), you should stream the Coen Brothers classic I'm a huge movie buff, of course, but I do my best to avoid uttering words like “masterpiece” too often

If my modest opinion is not enough to convince you to stream “No Country for Old Men” before it is available on Prime Video, I will tell you that the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 2008 and won four, including Best Picture I'll also point out that it won eight Academy Awards in 2008, four of them for Best Picture, and many other film awards, and that it has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from just under 300 reviews It is that great of a film

The critical consensus on this review aggregator site is this: “Backed by strong performances from Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men is the Coen Brothers' latest effort in Cormac McCarthy's scathing and darkly The Coen Brothers spun a cinematic masterpiece out of Cormac McCarthy's grim, darkly comic novel

To dive into specific criticism, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian, in a five-star review, declared the film the best film of the Coen brothers' career at that point, calling it: “A dark, violent, deeply disturbing drama, a brilliant noirish wisecrack

On the one hand, the film is colored with a brilliant noirish wisecrack

Meanwhile, Variety critic Todd McCarthy described the film as “a searing explosion of tense genre cinema, pierced by a rich vein of melancholy, downtown philosophy, and dark, dark humor” and a film “destined for acclaim”

Finally, film critic Roger Ebert said of “No Country for Old Men” in his 4/4 review: “So many scenes in No Country for Old Men are so perfectly constructed that you simply want them to continue, The emotional pull draws you into the next scene Another film that made me think so was Fargo It is a miracle to make one movie like this Here is another one”

Despite all this bluster, if you want to see “No Country for Old Men” before Prime Video ends at the end of September, be sure to check out our guide to the best Prime Video movies available for streaming right now