The Coen brothers' Oscar-winning crime drama. In snowy Minneapolis, intrepid, pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) attempts to unravel a...
The Coen brothers' Oscar-winning crime drama. In snowy Minneapolis, intrepid, pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) attempts to unravel a kidnapping plot and the string of murders it provokes, involving car dealer and family man Jerry (William H. Macy) and two, hotheaded criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare).
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95 %110 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %235,345 reviewsAudience score rating
"A strikingly mature, uniqueentertainment that plays on many levels ... all satisfying."
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Variety
Variety"Stands out as the Coen brothers' warmest, most accessible offering to date -- despite its frosty Minnesota setting."
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Total Film
Total Film"The Coens remain effortlessly ahead of the American field."
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Time Out
Time Out"Huntingly photographed by Roger Deakins with great, expressive use of white-outs that sometimes make the characters appear to be moving through a dream."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"To watch it is to experience steadily mounting delight, as you realize the filmmakers have taken enormous risks, gotten away with them and made a movie that is completely original, and as familiar as an old shoe."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Written and directed with the verve, painstaking nuance and outrageously black humour that have become the mainstay of a Coen movie."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"The beauty of the film is in the subtle detail of the dialogue and performances which continue to enchant on repeat viewings."
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BBC
BBCFargo | Details
Award winner- Best Screenplay and Best Actress (McDormand) at the 1997 Academy Awards. Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival 1996 and BAFTA Awards 1997.
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA, UK
