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Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most fabulous movie cops in film .. Read more

Starring	Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell
Director	Joel Coen
Genres	Thriller

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- Deft, witty and original thriller which pits a pregnant, rural police chief against two city slickers; the violence, when it comes, is properly shocking, but it's the humanity that you will remember.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 107
  - 46
  The Coens at the top of their game
  
  Fargo represents The Coen Brothers at the very pinnacle of their creatrive genius. Combining an interesting plot with black comedy and characters you cannot ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Gray
  - Clackmannanshire, Scotland
  - 24 Feb 2004 at 02:39
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  - 0
  A Coen brothers classic (but far from their best).
  
  A very witty (at times almost absurd) and original offbeat thriller. The film follows a pregnant cop investigating the kidnap of a woman, who had been kipnaped ... read more »
  
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- 1087180
- - gingerspike
  - 259 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 23:29
- - 0
  - 0
  No too many gems like this about these days!
  
  Fargo is a great film, so many subtle connotations. I have seen this a number of times now and it just gets better! The Coen Brothers put into the mix what ... read more »
  
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- 1084453
- - danghughes
  - 3 reviews
  - England
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 13:20
- - 2
  - 3
  Disappointing, not funny
  
  Too much violence, which isn't necessary or funny.
  
  The Ealing comedies like the ladykillers did this kind of thing much better.
  
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- 1066396
- - a customer
  - 23 Nov 2011 at 22:13
- - 3
  - 8
  waste of your time!!
  
  This is a terrible movie! Maybe I just dont get the irony, but I can not see the point. Don't waste your time!
  
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- 1058863
- - marka
  - 3 reviews
  - swansea
  - 04 Nov 2011 at 23:50
- - 50
  - 12
  It's so average......so why all the fuss ??
  
  All the hype, all the 'Coen Bros are fab' ( like critics did with Tarantino when he sadly emerged), all the ' excitement in the snow'............. read more »
  
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- 1054914
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - roncoach
  - 251 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 21:23
- - 1
  - 5
  Depressing boredom
  
  Absolutely depressing film. The characters are bland, the dialogue is pathetic. Overrated and incredibly dull. I would give it a miss.
  
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- 1038888
- - a customer
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 22:47
- - 0
  - 1
  Coen Classic.
  
  For some, the Coen's can do no wrong, for others a little too clever, quirky or plain weird. This is one of their best. From the white out opening scene, to... read more »
  
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- - muzak
  - 55 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 19 Jun 2011 at 23:07
- - 0
  - 1
  ...Stranger Than Fiction
  
  The Coen Brothers make good movies.
  
  If you agree on that point, then this one's for you. It offers many of the trademarks that many of us have ... read more »
  
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- - IMOH
  - 2 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 15 Jun 2011 at 01:37
- - 2
  - 2
  fargo- not great!
  
  it was just ok. i found this film a little slow. frances mcdormand was quite funny. yaaah. not laugh out loud funny though.
  
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- 994429
- - donl
  - 14 reviews
  - Hull, England
  - 18 May 2011 at 20:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Fargo, a thriller
  
  An intriguingly slow-paced thriller set in the winter snow of the Mid West. You may recognize the some of the qualities of a small isolated community. This ... read more »
  
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- - YTF
  - 2 reviews
  - 16 May 2011 at 09:32
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- - 107
  - 46
  The Coens at the top of their game
  
  Fargo represents The Coen Brothers at the very pinnacle of their creatrive genius. Combining an interesting plot with black comedy and characters you cannot ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 2407
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Gray
  - Clackmannanshire, Scotland
  - 24 Feb 2004 at 02:39
- - 50
  - 12
  It's so average......so why all the fuss ??
  
  All the hype, all the 'Coen Bros are fab' ( like critics did with Tarantino when he sadly emerged), all the ' excitement in the snow'............. read more »
  
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- 1054914
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - roncoach
  - 251 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 21:23
- - 20
  - 13
  Strange and compellingly
  
  Deceptively accessible for a Coen film this is none the less just as "strange" and compellingly engaging as the other more obscure films from these ... read more »
  
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- 300439
- - monty1
  - South Oxon
  - 29 Feb 2004 at 14:30
- - 15
  - 2
  Fargo
  
  This film is absolute rubbish. Why is it called Fargo? Why is the car salesman in debt? why does it show the police as having a very low IQ? I would not ... read more »
  
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- 515481
- - oldschollongboarder
  - 1 review
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 15:45
- - 22
  - 17
  Best of the brothers!
  
  Frances McDormand's Oscar must've been one of the Academy's easiest decisions to make. Still by far the best film to come from the Coen Brothers.
  
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- - younglochinvar
  - 66 reviews
  - Prestatyn
  - 18 Sep 2007 at 21:46
- - 11
  - 4
  A poorly acted film
  
  I found both the acting, and the script particularly drole, with Buscemi as the only solid performance throughout. The scripts seemed to have entire sections ... read more »
  
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- 494160
- - LondonProphet
  - 1 review
  - 13 Nov 2007 at 15:46
- - 10
  - 1
  Fargo
  
  Horriby violent & scary. Really didn't like it.
  
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- - Lesley
  - 37 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Feb 2008 at 11:11
- - 9
  - 5
  Quirky and unusual
  
  This is one film that lived up to the hype. I had no idea what to expect, but it was surprisingly absorbing.
  
  A very good story line is underpinned ... read more »
  
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- - VW0705
  - Surrey
  - 16 Feb 2004 at 11:30
- - 8
  - 3
  Fargo
  
  I was quite suprised by this film as i had not really heard of it before and had only decided to rent it after reading other peoples reviews. There are no '... read more »
  
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- 106477
- - Paul Gager
  - Castleford, England
  - 23 May 2005 at 11:19
- - 14
  - 12
  Yah, a really great movie, you betcha.
  
  Put simply this is my favourite film of all time and i've watched many.
  
  This film is one of the few films made since 1990 to feature in the '... read more »
  
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- 4452
- - Goose
  - North Lincolnshire
  - 11 Apr 2004 at 00:11

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  Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.
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  Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.
  Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most ...