Fargo [1996 film]

by Joel Coen (Director/Screenwriter), Ethan Coen (Director/Screenwriter)

Other authors: Carter Burwell (Composer), Steve Buscemi (Actor), John Carroll Lynch (Actor), William H. Macy (Actor), Frances McDormand (Actor) — 4 more, Harve Presnell (Actor), Steve Reevis (Actor), Kristin Rudrüd (Actor), Peter Stormare (Actor)

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A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.

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Disturbing and very smart. Frances McDormand is outstanding. (

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themulhern | Jul 8, 2017 |

Very dark. Not the darkest. But very dark.

dawsong | Jun 27, 2016 |

An idiot arranges to have his wife kidnapped.

One of the Coens' best movies - which is saying something when you're talking about filmmakers that make masterpieces more often than not.

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Dialog: A
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Cinematography: B
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Acting: A
Music: A

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Coen, Joel	Director/Screenwriter	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Coen, Ethan	Director/Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Burwell, Carter	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Buscemi, Steve	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lynch, John Carroll	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Macy, William H.	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McDormand, Frances	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Presnell, Harve	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reevis, Steve	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rudrüd, Kristin	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stormare, Peter	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

Is contained in

Raising Arizona/Fargo by Ethan Coen

The Coen Brothers Collection: Blood Simple / Fargo / Miller's Crossing / Raising Arizona by Joel Coen

The Coen Brothers Collection: Fargo / Raising Arizona / Miller's Crossing by Joel Coen

Fargo / The Full Monty / Raising Arizona by Joel Coen

Award Winners Triple Pack: Fargo / The Silence of the Lambs / The Usual Suspects by Joel Coen

Silence Of The Lambs / The Usual Suspects / Fargo [DVD] by Bryan Singer

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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter [2014 film] by David Zellner

Inspired

Fargo: The Complete First Season by Noah Hawley

Fargo: The Complete Second Season by Noah Hawley

Fargo: The Complete Third Season by Noah Hawley

Fargo: The Complete Fourth Season by Noah Hawley

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Fargo: The Complete Fifth Season by Noah Hawley

Has as a reference guide/companion

Fargo: Screenplay by Joel Coen

Has as a supplement

Fargo ; Barton Fink by Carter Burwell

Has as a student's study guide

York Film Notes: "Fargo" by Susan LeVan

▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Academy Award (Winner – Best Actress – 1996)

Academy Award (Winner – Best Original Screenplay – 1996)

Academy Award (Nominee – Best Supporting Actor – 1996)

American Comedy Award (Nominee – Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture Leading Role – 1997)

American Comedy Award (Nominee – Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture Leading Role – 1997)

American Comedy Award (Nominee – Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – 1997)

Australian Film Institute Award (Best Foreign Film – 1996)

Bodil Award (Best American Film/Bedste amerikanske film – 1997)

Boston Society of Film Critics Award (Best Film – 1996)

Cannes Film Festival Award (Winner – Director – 1996)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner – Best Actress – 1996)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner – Best Picture – 1996)

DavidLean Award (Direction – 1997)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Film (1997)

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AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 1998

Roger Ebert's Great Movies

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Canonical title

Fargo [1996 film]

Original title

Fargo

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Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

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Fargo (1996 | IMDb)

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Disambiguation notice

This is for the film Fargo, not to be combined with its screenplay or books based upon it, or the television series inspired by it.

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Canonical DDC/MDS

791.4372

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PN1997

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