Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel Coen · 98 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller
92.3 TOPICAL score · #65 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Fargo (1996, directed by Joel Coen) has a TOPICAL score of 92.3 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 12 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (9,476 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (9,476 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards7 wins, 12 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 62 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read217,026 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Frances McDormand (actor #17), William H. Macy (actor #501), Steve Buscemi (actor #237), Peter Stormare (actor #866)
“In 1998, the American Film Institute named Fargo one of the 100 greatest American films, the most recent film on that list; but it was omitted from its 2007 list.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10