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1996 · 98 min · R

Fargo

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 and Fargo during the 1980s, in winter. It runs 98 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir, with a darkly comic and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal run throughout.

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
MinneapolisFargo
When
Season

Premise & themes

Premise
Themes
Greed & AmbitionBetrayal
Tone
Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Inspired By Real Events