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Fargo
Fargo

Fargo

1996 98 min ★ 7.9 Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

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Cast

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Marge Gunderson

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Jerry Lundegaard

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Carl Showalter

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Gaear Grimsrud

Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell

Wade Gustafson

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Norm Gunderson

Kristin Rudrüd

Kristin Rudrüd

Jean Lundegaard

Bruce Bohne

Bruce Bohne

Lou

Steve Reevis

Steve Reevis

Shep Proudfoot

Steve Park

Steve Park

Mike Yanagita

Details

Director

Joel Coen

Tagline

"A homespun murder story."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$60,611,975

Production

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Reviews

K

Kamurai

October 18, 2020

Great watch, could watch again, and can recommend. It is very sad that this happened to people, but the way the story is told is so good that I felt like that sadness melted away fairly quickly. This movie holds up after 25 years, and it is dated, but with cellphones the story would change dramatically, and that would be a good alternative history subject for a different movie. A great ca...

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r96sk

March 23, 2022

★ 8/10

I didn't enjoy is as much as I thought I would, but <em>'Fargo'</em> is still very good and something I'd obviously recommend. I like the cast here, even if it is a bit of a Frances McDormand carryjob to be honest - she is terrific all the way through, absolutely nailing the role. Steve Buscemi is the star away from McDormand, while I've seen a few glimpses of William H. Macy elsewhere but this...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

September 8, 2022

★ 8/10

**An excellent film, although the comedy is so watered down and so sarcastic that it's not funny to most people.** When I saw this movie for the first time, a few years ago, I didn't understand it, and it annoyed me a lot. However, I've always heard good things about it, and after seeing several Cohen films that I liked, I realized the film's potential and decided to rewatch it. I did it at a g...

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CinemaSerf

August 27, 2023

★ 7/10

Saw this again recently for it's anniversary, or 4k conversion, - who cares what the reason was, it was just great to see it up on the bg screen again. In my view, it's easily the best of efforts from both the Coen brothers and from the formidable Frances McDormand. Here, she is a pregnant local cop who must deal with a sudden spate of crimes in her magnificently named town "Brainerd". William H. ...

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