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Fargo (1996)

Parents guide

Fargo

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Moderate
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Severe
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
165 of 350 found this moderate
There is a graphic sex scene where two people have sex with prostitutes in the same room.
Another graphic sex scene with another prostitute.
A few non-graphic and very brief sexual remarks and said.
Brief but graphic sex scene with prostitutes. Movement and noises shown.
A fully nude man is thrown over the couch (genitalia and buttocks are briefly shown.)

Violence & Gore

Severe
167 of 209 found this severe
A man is put in a wood chipper and his body is shredded up in full detail. Extremely graphic and bloody.
A man is shot in the stomach, and he shoots his attacker in the face. Blood spurts and he shoots the other man seven times.
Shep attacks a man (who was investigating the commotion between him and Carl) and slams him against a wall repeatedly and knocking him out in the process.
A man is shot in the head and lots of blood spurts out. Very bloody.
A man is shot in the stomach, and he shoots his attacker in the face. Blood spurts and he shoots the other man seven times and kicks his corpse twice. The man who was shot in the face survives and the very bloody wound is shown for the rest of the movie.
There is a break in and the two men chase the woman around the house and she locks her self in the bathroom. They find her which lead to a fight and her falling down the stairs. She is kidnapped.
R violence type: blood, brutal and graphic.
Carl threatens to shoot Jerry's son Scotty when Carl demands the money immediately. Although this does not happen.
A man shoots an officer in the head, causing a large spurt of blood pour coming out. Carl Showalter also gets covered with some of the officer's blood.
A couple are killed after witnessing the cop shooting.

Profanity

Severe
160 of 203 found this severe
75 uses of 'fuck', most used by Steve Buscemi's character.
Some uses of ass.
Constant swearing.
Strong language.
Blasphemy.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
122 of 165 found this mild
Some random characters are seen drinking in pubs/bars. One of the kidnappers smokes many cigarettes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
92 of 175 found this moderate
Many intense scenes. One involves a home invasion and kidnapping.
Some intense scenes include police search of suspicious criminals, a brief car chase, running from peril, shootings, and dangerous encounters.
Whilst Carl Showalter and Gaear Grimsrud may frighten viewers, it is Gaear who brings the most scares of the pair. He is heavily implied to be a psychopath as he rarely talks and he kills all his victims with no hesitation or remorse.
Heavy violence brutal violence.
Much of the film is rather intense with woodchipper scene being the most intense moment.
Some may find the scene with Shep Proudfoot attacking Carl Showalter, the hooker and the person investigating the commotion to be rather intense to watch.
This is a very intense movie.
This movie has shocking violence.
Rated R( brutal Violence, graphic sex & Coarse Language )
A man threatens to shoot another man's son when he demands the money immediately although it does not happen.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA
  • Belgium
    • KT/EA
  • Brazil
    • 18
  • Bulgaria
    • D
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta
    • 18ABritish Columbia
    • 13+DVD Rating
    • RManitoba, Ontario
    • 18Nova Scotia
    • 16+original rating, Quebec
    • PGSaskatchewan
    • 13+2023, re-rating, Quebec
  • Czech Republic
    • 18TV Prima
  • Denmark
    • 15TV rating
  • Ecuador
    • 15self-applied
  • Egypt
    • Rself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-16
    • K-15/13
    • K-16/13
  • France
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 16bw
  • Hong Kong
    • III
  • Hungary
    • 18
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • A
  • Ireland
    • 18
  • Israel
    • 16self-applied
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • R-15
    • R15+2014
  • Malaysia
    • (Banned)
    • 18recommended rating
  • Maldives
    • 18+R
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R18
  • Norway
    • 151996, cinema rating
  • Peru
    • 18
  • Philippines
    • R-18
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/16Qualidade
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • M18
    • R(A)original rating
    • M18re-rating
  • South Africa
    • 18
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 18
  • Sweden
    • 15

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