Query: John Goodman is a person who acts.

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Inside Llewyn Davis <=SEP=> Inside Llewyn Davis -LSB- ˈluː.ɪn deɪvɪs -RSB- is a 2013 American black comedy drama film written , directed , produced , and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen . Set in 1961 , the film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis , played by Oscar Isaac , a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order . It co-stars Carey Mulligan , John Goodman , Garrett Hedlund , F. Murray Abraham , and Justin Timberlake .   Although Davis is a fictional character , the story was partly inspired by the autobiography of folk singer Dave Van Ronk . Most of the folk songs performed in the film are sung in full and recorded live . T Bone Burnett was the executive music producer .   The film won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival , where it screened on May 19 , 2013 . The film received a limited release in the United States on December 6 , 2013 , and was given a wide release on January 10 , 2014 . The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for two Academy Awards ( Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing ) and for three Golden Globe Awards : Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical , Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ( Oscar Isaac ) , and Best Original Song .   Inside Llewyn Davis has been highly acclaimed , and was voted the 11th best film of the 21st century by 177 critics in a 2016 BBC Culture poll .

John Goodman <=SEP=> John Stephen Goodman ( born June 20 , 1952 ) is an American actor . Early in his career , he was best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series Roseanne ( 1988 -- 1997 ) , for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993 . He is also a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as Raising Arizona ( 1987 ) , Barton Fink ( 1991 ) , The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ) , O Brother , Where Art Thou ? ( 2000 ) , and Inside Llewyn Davis ( 2013 ) . Goodman 's voice roles in animated films include Pacha in Disney 's The Emperor 's New Groove ( 2000 ) , and Sulley in Pixar 's Monsters , Inc. ( 2001 ) , and Monsters University ( 2013 ) .   His other film performances include lead roles in The Babe ( 1992 ) , The Flintstones ( 1994 ) and 10 Cloverfield Lane ( 2016 ) and supporting roles in Coyote Ugly ( 2000 ) , The Artist ( 2011 ) , Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ( 2011 ) , Argo ( 2012 ) , Flight ( 2012 ) , The Hangover Part III ( 2013 ) , and Patriots Day ( 2016 ) . On television , he has had regular roles on Amazon Studios ' Alpha House and on the first season of HBO 's Treme and has been one of the most frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live , as well as guest roles on series such as Community . John Heilpern of Vanity Fair has called him `` among our very finest actors '' .

Raising Arizona <=SEP=> Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film directed , written , and produced by the Coen brothers , and starring Nicolas Cage , Holly Hunter , William Forsythe , John Goodman , Frances McDormand , and Randall `` Tex '' Cobb . Not a blockbuster at the time of its release , it has since achieved cult status . In a manner typical of Coen brothers fare , the movie is replete with symbolism , visual gags , unconventional characters , flamboyant camera work , biblical references , pathos , and idiosyncratic dialogue . The film ranked 31st on the American Film Institute 's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs list , and 45th on Bravo 's `` 100 Funniest Movies '' list .