1996 · 98 min · R

Fargo

Name: Fargo
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Fargo (1996) is a Crime film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen set in Minneapolis, North Dakota, and Minnesota during the 1980s, in winter. It runs 98 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir and murder mystery, with a darkly comic and bleak tone. Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Cast

Frances McDormandWilliam H. MacySteve BuscemiPeter StormareHarve PresnellJohn Carroll LynchKristin RudrüdBruce Bohne

The world of this film

Setting

Where

MinneapolisNorth DakotaMinnesota

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1980s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir Murder Mystery

Themes

Greed & Ambition Betrayal

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

Darkly ComicBleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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