Fargo

injury detail, sex, language, violence

Director(s)Joel Coen

Production year1996

Release date18/12/2025

Genre(s)Thrillers, Comedies, Dramas

Approx. running minutes98m

CastLarry Brandenburg, Kristin Rudrud, William H. Macy, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Frances McDormand

Fargo

injury detail, sex, language, violence

When a shady car salesman's kidnapping scheme goes awry, a determined — and pregnant — small-town police chief goes digg ...

When a shady car salesman's kidnapping scheme goes awry, a determined — and pregnant — small-town police chief goes digging for answers.

strong violence, bloody images, language, sex

Classified Date:

31/05/2021

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

violence

There are bloody shootings, including sight of a man being shot in the head at close range. A man is dragged from his bed while engaging in sex and strangled. There is a scene in which dead bodies are put into a wood chipper in order to be disposed of. A man kicks a naked woman in the buttocks as she flees a motel room.

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by milder terms ('cock', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell', 'damn' and 'jerk').

sex

There are scenes of strong sex, including a sequence of group sex. There is some brief buttock and genital nudity.

injury detail

There are frequent bloody images as a result of violence. This includes blood sprays and sight of gore when bodies are disposed of in a wood chipper. Bloody welts appear on a man's back after he is repeatedly struck with a belt. A frozen, decomposing body features in one scene as cops inspect a crime scene.

additional issues

There are also scenes of threat when two men invade a woman's home and hold her hostage.

Classified Date:

26/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

injury detail, sex, language, violence

Classified Date:

17/12/2025

Version:

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

NETFLIX, INC

Contains strong violence

Classified Date:

01/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Classified Date:

13/01/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Roger Deakins DVD Audio Commentary

Classified Date:

11/02/1999

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

18/10/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/01/2021

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

11/02/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Theatrical Trailer B

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

T.V. Spot

Classified Date:

14/03/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

07/06/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/04/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

19/04/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

17/04/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Menu Blu-ray moving menus and trivia track

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

13/01/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified date17/12/2025

LanguageEnglish

Director(s)Joel Coen

Production year1996

Release date18/12/2025

Genre(s)Thrillers, Comedies, Dramas

Approx. running minutes98m

CastLarry Brandenburg, Kristin Rudrud, William H. Macy, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Frances McDormand

strong violence, bloody images, language, sex

Classified Date:

31/05/2021

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

violence

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by milder terms ('cock', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell', 'damn' and 'jerk').

sex

There are scenes of strong sex, including a sequence of group sex. There is some brief buttock and genital nudity.

injury detail

additional issues

There are also scenes of threat when two men invade a woman's home and hold her hostage.

Classified Date:

26/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

injury detail, sex, language, violence

Classified Date:

17/12/2025

Version:

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

NETFLIX, INC

Contains strong violence

Classified Date:

01/05/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Classified Date:

13/01/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Roger Deakins DVD Audio Commentary

Classified Date:

11/02/1999

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Video Ltd

Classified Date:

18/10/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/01/2021

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

11/02/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Theatrical Trailer B

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

T.V. Spot

Classified Date:

14/03/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

07/06/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/04/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

19/04/1996

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Classified Date:

17/04/2009

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Menu Blu-ray moving menus and trivia track

Classified Date:

14/11/2008

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

13/01/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified date17/12/2025

LanguageEnglish