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Summary
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 88Audiences 83GoodWatch 85
Metascore88
User score8.4
Letterboxd · 1.5 M ratings4.1/5
IMDb8.1
Box office
8.7×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $61 M
Worldwide it earned $54 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for crime movies, −8 min on the typical 106
typical 10698Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 80 countries, rent or buy in 27 more
+70Released
1996
March 8, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom- United States
Academy Awards1997
- Writing (Original Screenplay)1997Won
- Actress in a Leading Role1997Won
- Best Picture1997Nominated
- Directing1997Nominated
- Actor in a Supporting Role1997Nominated
- Cinematography1997Nominated
- Film Editing1997Nominated
BAFTA Awards1997
- Best Director1997Won
- Best Film1997Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay1997Nominated
- Best Editing1997Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards1997
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role1997Won
Writers Guild of America Awards1997
- Best Original Screenplay1997Won
Critics' Choice Awards1996 to 1997
- Best Actress1996Won
- Best Original Screenplay1997Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1996 to 1997
- Best Screenplay, Motion Picture1997Nominated
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy1996Nominated
- Best Director1996Nominated
- Best Screenplay1996Nominated
César Awards1997
- Best Foreign Film1997Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards1996
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Feature Film1996Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards1997
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture1997Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards1997
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo1997Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 20 more40 people
- Frances McDormandMarge Gunderson
- William H. MacyJerry Lundegaard
- Steve BuscemiCarl Showalter
- Peter StormareGaear Grimsrud
- Harve PresnellWade Gustafson
- John Carroll LynchNorm Gunderson
- Kristin RudrüdJean Lundegaard
- Bruce BohneLou
Steve ReevisShep Proudfoot
Steve ParkMike Yanagita
Gary HoustonIrate Customer
Sally WingertIrate Customer's Wife
Larissa KokernotHooker #1
Melissa PetermanHooker #2
Tony DenmanScotty Lundegaard
Larry BrandenburgStan Grossman
Michelle HutchisonEscort- BBBain BoehlkeMr. Mohra
Warren KeithReilly Diefenbach (voice)- MLMichelle LeDouxVictim In Car
- SESteve EdelmanMorning Show Host
- SASharon AndersonMorning Show Hostess
- KSKurt SchweickhardtCar Salesman
James GaulkeState Trooper
Directing · 6
- Joel Coen Director, Writer, Editor
- James Alan Hensz Second Assistant Director
- Donald Murphy Second Second Assistant Director
- Brian O'Kelley Second Assistant Director
- Michelangelo Csaba Bolla First Assistant Director
- T. Kukovinski Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Ethan Coen Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 9
- Tim Bevan Executive Producer
- Eric Fellner Executive Producer
- John S. Lyons Casting
- John Cameron Line Producer
- Karen Ruth Getchell Production Coordinator
- Christine Sheaks Casting Associate
Camera · 10
- Roger Deakins Director of Photography
- Jim Bridges Still Photographer
- Robin Brown Camera Operator
- Mitch Lillian Key Grip
- Michael Tackett Still Photographer
- Andy Harris First Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Tricia Cooke Associate Editor
Sound · 14
- Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
- Skip Lievsay Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Eugene Gearty Sound Effects Editor
- Peter Kurland Boom Operator
- Lewis Goldstein Sound Effects Editor
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
Art · 6
- Rick Heinrichs Production Design
- Thomas P. Wilkins Art Direction
- J. Todd Anderson Storyboard Artist
- Lauri Gaffin Set Decoration
- Steve Speers Set Dresser
- John David Paul Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Mary Zophres Costume Design
- John Blake Key Makeup Artist
- Daniel Curet Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 1
- Bill O'Leary Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 1
- Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
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