1996 · 1h 38m · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Fargo
IMDb
8.1
799K votes
Metacritic
88
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
critics
Box office
$60.6M
8.7x its $7M budget
Released Mar 8, 1996 by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)88
Audience (IMDb x 10)81
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 7 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Directors
- Joel CoenEthan Coen
- Writers
- Ethan CoenJoel Coen
- Music
- Carter Burwell
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Editing
- Ethan CoenJoel Coen
- Producers
- Ethan Coen
7 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actress · Academy Awards 1997Frances McDormand
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1997Roger Deakins
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1997Ethan Coen, Producer
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1997Joel Coen
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1997Roderick Jaynes
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1997William H. Macy
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1997Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Takes
On Fargo
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