Fargo

1996 "A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere."

Fargo

8.1 | 1h38m | R | en | Drama

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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8.1 | 1h38m | R | en | Drama , Thriller , Crime | More Info

Released: March. 08,1996 | Released Producted By: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment , Working Title Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Frances McDormand , William H. Macy , Steve Buscemi

Director

Thomas P. Wilkins

Producted By

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment , Working Title Films

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Reviews

adonis98-743-186503 Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. Fargo is for sure an original film as a whole but the problem is that it's not a good film as a whole and despite the solid perfomances there was nothing more to it that i was actually invested into and i even enjoyed as a whole. The film is also very slow paced and that makes things even worse for me but at least it's not as bad as some other movies for the Top 250 movies of all time so that's at least ok. (4/10)

sergelamarche This film is well threaded and not many flaws are showing. Colourful characters fill the story that goes from a bad idea to worse. Greed and psychopathy do not mix well. Spellbinding!

hewilson2-72-796868 I'm certain that the main reason for my lowest of low ratings is that I was lead to believe I would be viewing a comedy. Like most films, I heard about Fargo word of mouth and everything I heard was about how funny it was. Laughs they all said. Hilarious I was told...back in '96. So when it came out on pay per view in late '96 or early '97, I attempted to watch it. More than half way through, I had not so much as chuckled. As a matter of fact, I was shocked and depressed. So I turned it off. Never saw the end. Then I had some conversations with my friends/coworkers/colleagues who had raved about it. "Oh you just didn't give it a chance" they all said. "Watch it all the way though" I was told. So here I am 20 + years later with a new open mind, ready to be amused. Prepared for chuckles and belly laughs. And this time, I watched all the way through. What did I discover? Nothing. Still depressing. Still pointless. Still completely, totally, entirely humorless. Not clever. Not interesting. Just depressing. Makes me wonder about the psychology of all those folks who raved about all the humor in this film. Makes me wonder how I would have felt about it had it not been presented as a comedy. As it is, just meh.

andrewroy-04316 Fargo does a great job of both capturing the midwestern attitude and creating a realistic drama. The acting performances and script are excellent, making all scenes feel realistic. No parts of the movie blow you away, but basically no mistakes are made and everything serves a purpose. Character-driven with a suspenseful enough plot, Fargo is a solid movie.