Why is fargo rated r

A man hires thugs to kidnap his wife in order to get ransom money from his wealthy father-in-law; but things go horribly wrong. As one prostitute flees down a hallway we glimpse naked buttocks. We see blood a couple of times once a gush of blood from a pointblank head shot. We see a corpse's bloody face a couple of times, a woman tries to flee her kidnappers and falls down steps, a man is shot in the jaw the result is a great deal of blood , a man is hit with an ax and then fed into a wood chipper we see sprays of blood and his foot sticking out.

It is competently directed and the actors especially Steve Buscemi are all great. Adult Written by Rarityfan October 14, Let it snow Classic Cohen thriller has an ending that will be disguting to some.

The Cohen bros movies is sometimes spoofed in Friendship is Magic. It's no non stop action movie so be prepared to use tour brain a lot. For education a lot of citizens in a village by Billund, Denmark moved to Minnesota decades ago. Adult Written by moviefanatic August 14, They typically overshoot it 1 or 2 ages, but this one was a big surprise. There are comedy movies like Airplane with far more innuendo and even sexual scenes then Fargo.

Fargo does have brief nudity but it's not too bad it's just very brief male nudity and buttocks nudity and it's not sexual. Then there's the one sex scene, it's the worst part of the film but it's very easy to skip. It contains no nudity and only some thrusting. You can tell what's going on but it's not too bad, I do recommend skipping it though. Other than that it does have a fairly dark plot dealing with murder and con artists. But everybody bad ends up getting punished and it has a really good message much kids don't hear nowadays.

It's definitely worth watching if your kid already knows what sex is and has seen R-rated violence in their life.

Read my mind. Depends on the Kid There are 3 things in Fargo which make it "Inappropriate" for some children. First there's the language, this is the aspect of most R-rated films which is bound to be included. Next there's the sex, this is the part most parents are worried about, but to be honest it's not that bad. There's one sex scene it's not graphic and no nudity is shown, it's also very skippable, if you skip over it you should be fine.

And to be honest most kids over 12 already know all about sex so they probably won't be asking any questions about what you skipped over. After the sex scene there are one or two remarks regarding it but they're not important to the storyline and for the most part are played for comedy. Finally there's the violence, it's normal for an R-rated crime movie to have violence and with the video games kid play nowadays it's really not too bad, especially because in the video games the kids are the ones doing it.

Fargo also does look down on this violence and the villains do end up getting punished so there's no need to worry about it being glorified. Other than that there are a lot of funny moments in this original movie and it's defiantly worth watching. Adult Written by Niffler16 June 26, There are deaths all the time, but also sex.

This is a film that is absolutely not made for sensitive young children. Adult Written by Jesse T June 24, Adult Written by Lov April 23, I have decided to watch Excellent movie. I have decided to watch the movie, before the series of the same name, I have never regretted. Conair Oct 18, They really beat the whole Minnesota thing to death, yeah? Oh yeah, you betcha, they sure did. I would hardly call Fargo a thriller.

Just because a movie has thrilling scenes doesn't make it a thriller. With all it's letdowns, Fargo is still a quirky, charming movie with great performances, They really beat the whole Minnesota thing to death, yeah?

With all it's letdowns, Fargo is still a quirky, charming movie with great performances, interesting cinematography and an atmosphere that hugs you and then shoves you down a woodchipper. Nazgulero Jul 6, This movie won two Oscars The movie never can decide if it wants to be a comedy or a thriller. Dorky cops, quirky characters that seem to have escaped from a slapstick flick, yet a brutal killer is at work, too.

It doesn't go together. It's never This movie won two Oscars It's never funny, never believable, never exciting. In short, a waste of time. More From Metacritic. Every Coen Brothers Movie, Ranked. What is the best film directed by the Coen brothers? Find out as we rank With this year's Oscars rapidly approaching, we look back at ten best Find a list of the best recent and upcoming film and TV titles added to Inside, he's so desperate for money that he's arranged for lowlifes Carl Steve Buscemi and Gaear Peter Stormare to kidnap his wife for ransom, hoping to get the money from his wealthy but disapproving father-in-law.

But everything goes wrong. Jerry can't reach Carl and Gaear when he wants to call off the kidnapping. After the kidnapping, his gruff father-in-law wants to handle it himself.

More importantly, his wife is terrorized, and Carl and Gaear, being basement-level criminals, manage to kill three people on their way out of town. When chief of police Marge Gunderson Francis McDormand gets the case, she unravels the scheme with kindness, pathos, and a ravenous appetite. Watching this film is like seeing a Joan Didion story come to life: The characters are well-fleshed-out, and their tragedy is clear from the beginning.

The tone communicates a feeling of isolation as writers Joel and Ethan Coen build to their terrible conclusion. In other words, it's deliciously watchable and terribly violent and definitely not for kids. The movie was nominated for and received several Academy Awards for a reason -- this is a well-told, well-paced, and well-acted thriller.

Francis McDormand won the Oscar for her portrayal of the pregnant police chief. The film also introduced viewers to a funny and sad William H. Fargo starts with a warning that the story, set in Fargo, North Dakota, is true: The survivors have asked that their names be changed but, "out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred. The difference here is in the masterful storytelling and excellent acting.

Families can talk about Coen Brothers movies. What are some of the distinctive aspects that make up Coen Brothers movies? Movies like Fargo , Raising Arizona , and The Big Lebowski make full use of their settings, of the local region, culture, and color, to bring their stories to life, but also to bring humor to stories that explore the darker sides of human behavior.

How has their use of place made their movies so memorable? What are some other examples of movies or TV shows that fully utilize a region's distinctive culture, attitudes, and accents? While the movie's opening claims that the movie is based on true events, the credits say that it's a work of fiction.

The Coen Brothers themselves have been vague on any specific similar incidents that mirror what happens in the movie. Was it misleading to have that caption at the beginning of the movie, or was it another way to give the movie a sense of "reality"?

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