Acting
Frances McDormand
- Titles
- 75movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2021, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 34top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Fargo87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.8, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 6
- Stylized Visuals 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Intimate Drama 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Character Study 2
- Quirky 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Carter BurwellComposerFargo, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Burn After Reading, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Raising Arizona, +3 more
Joel CoenEditorFargo, Burn After Reading, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, +1 more
Ethan CoenWriterFargo, Burn After Reading, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn't There
Richard JenkinsActorBurn After Reading, North Country, The Man Who Wasn't There, Olive Kitteridge
Brad DourifActorMississippi Burning, Hidden Agenda, Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Tilda SwintonActorThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, Moonrise Kingdom, Burn After Reading
Jeffrey WrightActorThe Good Dinosaur, The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, The Oedipus Project
Holly HunterActorRaising Arizona, Crazy in Love
Anna PaquinActorThe Good Dinosaur, Almost Famous
Woody HarrelsonActorThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, North Country
David StrathairnActorNomadland, The Oedipus Project
Pamela ReedActorPassed Away, Chattahoochee
Movies and TV shows
231990s
23 titles · average score 63
61
Madeline (1998)
as Miss Clavel
44
Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
as Alice
57
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Conlon
57
Paradise Road (1997)
as Dr. Verstak
87
Fargo (1996)
as Marge Gunderson
70
Primal Fear (1996)
as Molly
79
Lone Star (1996)
as Bunny
63
Palookaville (1996)
as June
51
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
as Andy Bowman
64
The Good Old Boys (1995)
as Eve Calloway
Talking With (1995)
as Caro (segment "Handler")
77
American Cinema (1995)
as Narrator
Bleeding Hearts (1995)
as Woman on TV (archive footage)
83
Short Cuts (1993)
as Betty Weathers
35
Passed Away (1992)
as Nora Scanlan
43
Crazy in Love (1992)
as Clare
55
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
as Grace
79
Barton Fink (1991)
as Stage Actress (voice) (uncredited)
68
Darkman (1990)
as Julie Hastings
69
Hidden Agenda (1990)
as Ingrid Jessner
33
Chattahoochee (1990)
as Mae Foley
79
Miller's Crossing (1990)
as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)