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Fargo
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R,1hr 37min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 8, 1996
Director:
Joel Coen
Distributor:
Polygram Video
Starring:
Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy  ...more
Synopsis: Filmmaking siblings Joel Coen and Ethan Coen both embraced and poked satirical fun at their rural Minnesota roots with this comedy-drama-thriller that earned seven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant police chief whose affable, folksy demeanor masks a whip-smart mind. When a pair of motorists are found slain not far from the corpse of a state trooper, Marge begins piecing together a case involving a pair ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming
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Fargo never seems to make up its mind if it wants to be an absurdist comedy or a stylized crime drama, and that's a big part of its charm: somehow it manages to be both at the same time. While the movie never shies away from the grim facts or consequences of the kidnapping and multiple murders at the core of the narrative, Fargo does manage to skate playfully into a dryly comic look at life in the ... Full Review
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Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter
William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard
Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud
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