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Fargo

"A homespun murder story."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.8/10
8,968 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

7

Wins

📋

7

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 5 nominations
Won
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Actress
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor
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Other Awards

🏆 5 wins
Won
New York Film Critics Circle for Best Film
London Film Critics Circle for Film of the Year
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Writers Guild of America for Best Original Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$60.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$53.6M

ROI: +766%

Budget Recovery866% of budget
$0|Budget: $7.0M|Revenue: $60.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

273.4K

Daily Avg

4.6K

7-Day Trend

-34%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Minnesota
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Story Setting

Set In
Fargo

Characters

Marge Gunderson

Jerry Lundegaard

Carl Showalter

Played by Steve Buscemi

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Film Editing

Coen brothers

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Costume Design

Mary Zophres

Production Design

Rick Heinrichs

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentWorking Title Films

Distributors

NetflixGramercy Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Fargo

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaR
Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with AdsAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, PlexAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18
Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with AdsApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A
Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon ChannelApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+
Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with AdsApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with AdsApple TV Store, Amazon VideoApple TV Store
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom18
Canada18A
AustraliaMA 15+
Germany16
France12
Brazil18
Switzerland18

+16 more countries

Production

Director

Joel Coen

Writers

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentWorking Title Films

Cast

Frances McDormand photo

Frances McDormand

Marge Gunderson

William H. Macy photo

William H. Macy

Jerry Lundegaard

Steve Buscemi photo

Steve Buscemi

Carl Showalter

Peter Stormare photo

Peter Stormare

Gaear Grimsrud

Harve Presnell photo

Harve Presnell

Wade Gustafson

John Carroll Lynch photo

John Carroll Lynch

Norm Gunderson

Kristin Rudrüd photo

Kristin Rudrüd

Jean Lundegaard

Bruce Bohne photo

Bruce Bohne

Lou

Steve Reevis photo

Steve Reevis

Shep Proudfoot

Steve Park photo

Steve Park

Mike Yanagita

Gary Houston photo

Gary Houston

Irate Customer

Sally Wingert photo

Sally Wingert

Irate Customer's Wife

Tags & Keywords

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