- Release Date: 1996
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd ... see all
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Plot: Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.
User Reviews
Fargo
Dec 29, 2008
christegtmeier - yahoo.com
Dec 29, 2008christegtmeier - yahoo.com
"This thriller really keeps you entertained and interested in what's going to happen next! It's also yet another great film by the Coen brothers!"... Full review
A Classic
Dec 13, 2008
rodrigues_matthew - yahoo.com
Dec 13, 2008rodrigues_matthew - yahoo.com
Great movie,with a all star cast. William Mach and Frances McDormand are both spectacular. I love it when they keep saying yeah in that werid accent.... Full review
Fargo
Nov 06, 2008
vidusik - yahoo.com
Nov 06, 2008vidusik - yahoo.com
Brilliant black comedy, where everything is perfect with not a single minute for being a waste of time. The best movie ever to be made!... Full review
A Hilarious drama
Jun 21, 2008
kevin - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2008kevin - yahoo.com
This is a really really great comedy/drama. There were so many really funny parts and the story was really really good. The police officer is so funny and i've said really like 800 times to describe how much better it is... Full review
A Hilarious drama
Jun 21, 2008
artist0644 - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2008artist0644 - yahoo.com
This is a really really great comedy/drama. There were so many really funny parts and the story was really really good. The police officer is so funny and i've said really like 800 times to describe how much better it is... Full review
Fantastic!
Jun 11, 2008
tennisplaya07 - yahoo.com
Jun 11, 2008tennisplaya07 - yahoo.com
Wow! This movie is truely the greatest comedy i have ever seen! It is hilarious, with a good story too. The acting is perfect and i don't know what won in 1996 but i bet it wasn't as good as this.... Full review
The worst movie ever made!
May 16, 2008
Ingwalde - yahoo.com
May 16, 2008Ingwalde - yahoo.com
For me, even a bad movie deserves watching at least once. I tried twice to watch this movie and never made it past the first 20 minutes. All I could think of was "change the chanel, PLEASE!" and I was wating... Full review
Well Done
May 06, 2008
darthgrader - yahoo.com
May 06, 2008darthgrader - yahoo.com
I like this movie a lot, McDormand and Macey are great in this tale of a big town set of murders in a small town handled and bumbled by a man, and two croonies he hires to do the job... Full review
98 minutes I'll never get back
Mar 31, 2008
fargohaternumber1 - yahoo.com
Mar 31, 2008fargohaternumber1 - yahoo.com
Usually don't take time to write reviews, but this movie was so disappointing that I had to. After seeing No Country for Old Men, (Coen Bros) I was so excited to watch Fargo, which also got outstanding reviews. It ended up... Full review
very very entertaining
Mar 30, 2008
glosmossberg - yahoo.com
Mar 30, 2008glosmossberg - yahoo.com
this movie has been out 12 years, the first time i watched it, untill about half way thru, i didn't like it. finally got the humor ... it's in my top 20 favorite films.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 26, 2009publicradio.org
to tell a good story.....it makes a story more generic for an audience.....Joel Coen followed up by saying one of the pleasures of film making is creating a world....The conversation returned repeatedly to the brothers voluminous reading habits and the works of great writers..... ... Full Review
| Feb 19, 2009associatedcontent.com
100 Best Movies of All Time Review:....But moments like these, along with the great characters and unique setting, are what make this movie a modern-day masterpiece.....Set against the bleak, snowy backdrop of Minnesota and North Dakota, the darkly colorful cast of characters partake in a kidnapping scheme going horribly wrong..... ... Full Review
| Feb 19, 2009associatedcontent.com
100 Best Movies of All Time Review:....But moments like these, along with the great characters and unique setting, are what make this movie a modern-day masterpiece.....Set against the bleak, snowy backdrop of Minnesota and North Dakota, the darkly colorful cast of characters partake in a kidnapping scheme going horribly wrong..... ... Full Review
| Nov 25, 2008dvdfuture.com
Don't get me wrong, the film is actually quite confusing -- just not that weird.
Anyway, I think that 85% of the critics' problems with this movie can be attributed to the success of "Fargo".
B) you like the Coen brothers.
... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
We also learn the truth about the "true story" of Fargo, and how a Japanese woman actually travelled there to "dig up" the money Buscemi buried in the snow but committed suicide after failing to find it.
Using cast and crew interviews, this eloquent 20-minute featurette delves into the snow-white wasteland region Joel lovingly calls "Siberia with family restaurants", where millions of Swedes emigrated to - hence the odd dialect.
... Full Review
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Pop Montreal: Day 2
eyeweekly.com –
2009-10-02
When it's cold outside and you're full of bagels, sometimes you just wanna go where everybody knows your name. Last night, that place was charming resto Casa Del Popolo for a nine-bands-and-counting Blocks Recording Club showcase that was like a... ... Full Article
The dark quirkiness of the Coen brothers will be on full display this week at the Paramount Theatre as its Summer Film Series shows "Fargo" and "The Big Lebowski." ... Full Article
Fargo [Blu-Ray]
slantmagazine.com –
2009-05-21
In 1996, I saw "Fargo" for the first of many times. I was flying American Airlines on another of my interminable business trips and to pass the time, I requested the DVD of the movie I'd been hearing so much... ... Full Article

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