Overview:
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!| Status: | Released (1996-03-08) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 83 wins & 58 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $24,611,975 |
| Screen: | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Productions: | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3910: Frances McDormand - Marge Gunderson
- 3905: William H. Macy - Jerry Lundegaard
- 884: Steve Buscemi - Carl Showalter
- 53: Peter Stormare - Gaear Grimsrud
- 3907: Harve Presnell - Wade Gustafson
- 3911: John Carroll Lynch - Norm Gunderson
- 3906: Kristin Rudrüd - Jean Lundegaard
Crews
- 1223: Joel Coen - Director - Directing
- 1224: Ethan Coen - Producer - Production
- 1225: Carter Burwell - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 151: Roger Deakins - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1227: John S. Lyons - Casting - Production
- 1223: Joel Coen - Screenplay - Writing
- 1224: Ethan Coen - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
Kamurai
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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 ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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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. ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**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 ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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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 pr ....
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