What is your favorite movie?

The Cohen Brothers, for the most part, have always made incredible films and FARGO is the crown jewel of their achievements. With the perfect balance of humor, drama and violence (but not too much of each), FARGO has for over a decade proven to be the crime/ransom movie to beat. William H. Macy and Frances McDormand are expertly cast and with a supporting cast of many colorful characters, FARGO continues to find ways to keep the viewer interested in not only the film, but these people’s lives long after the end credits have finished.

Fargo is bumped from the top 100?! That’s insane. One of the greatest films of all time!!

This is a really hard question to answer, for me anyways, but if I had to pick one favorite film, it would have to be FARGO. One of the reason’s why I love this film so much, is the actors, especially Frances McDormand. Simple, yet beautiful performance, my favorite performance by an actress.
This film, I believe, is one of the best written films of all time. It’s very simple and yet very beautiful. The whole film is a simple, yet beautiful film.
It is a great example of an American film.

Dropping Fargo and adding Titanic??? Get serious. Of the rest, Blood Simple is horribly underrated. Did Sierra Madre make the list? If not, that’s unbelievable. Princess Bride and Say Anything are more recent classics, always watchable no matter the mood.

Several bloggers have mentioned some foreign films (which don’t qualify), but I’ll add my 2 cents: early Hitchcock (I’d vote for 39 Steps or The Lady Vanishes), Rules of the Game, Seven Samurai or Ran from Kurosawa, and for the lighter touch, a lesser known favorite of mine - Local Hero, with its picture-perfect yet slightly askew Scottish town.

First, because it is considered the Coens masterpiece by many and the Coens are signature filmmakers of such high importance in modern film art. Second, because it is a very unique film in its approach which makes it worthy of such a list that tries to show the best of movies in all their diversity. Third, it is hard to find fault its execution, all its elements work so well for this approach, including the very important screenplay (the coens write great screenplays since Raising Arizona, and this more reserved one is just genius), but also the acting, the characters, the cinematography, the music, the story, the scenes themselves and their sequence, its comedy, its impact, and I could go on if I tried. Fourth, in its many different elements, it is a very influential film for filmmakers, which again makes it very worthy for such lists. I guess I could think of more reasons, but I’ll leave it at that.

Oh come on. With so many movies to choose from, I know it’s not an easy task, and that so much is left up to personal taste, but you can’t tell me that Toy Story is a better movie than Fargo for instance, or that E.T. is better than Dances With Wolves. What the heck? And then there is Braveheart. WOW……….almost makes me mad. And then to put Lord Of the Rings 50th? LOTR movie/series raised the movie making bar. I don’t agree with the list, very dissapointed!
Titanic???? Oh Please, give me a break.

Let’s see…you dumped Fargo, Amadeus, Patton, and Dances with Wolves…and replaced them with Nashville, Toy Story, Titanic, and The Shawshank Redemption. Who voted in this “election”? Oh, I know - the same savants who elected George Bush…twice.

The Coens and Frances McDormand and the black humor.

Fargo epitomizes the genre of dark comedy for me. The film not only thrills but it also makes your sides hurt from laughing. Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, and Steve Buscemi all give career-best performances. Just a fantastic film that never gets old. The Coen Bros. are fantastic filmmakers.

Stuttering Jerry Lundegaard hires two men to kidnap his wife so he can recieve money from his wife’s rich father. Just as things begin to unravel, a pregnant cop, Margie, is on their tail.

Not only are the performances and the script top-notch and hilarious, but I think the story itself is near perfection. Each scene brings new meaning to the story, infused with subtle human qualities that I never noticed until I rewatched it several times. I’ve gotten something new from each viewing and I believe this is one of the best portraits of ordinary people ever made.
By: Chris Smith

Compassionate yet violent. Dark yet funny. A film which is so complex in layers that your emotions change upon every single viewing.

It opened my eyes to the Coen brothers, the best directors of contemporary film.
By: Andrew Stubbs

The Coen Brothers are among my favorite film-makers and this is their best movie.

I love Fargo because it combines great humor from William H. Macy, Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi, with an interesting dark plot about how Macy’s Jerry Lundegaard character wishes to have his wife kidnapped so he can collect the reward to finance a business project. The Coen Brothers are among my favorite film-makers and this is their best movie.
By: Jim Lochner

We all know a Jerry Lundegard.

We all know a Jerry Lundegard.
By: Greg Sears

No other film captures small town life as well as this gem by the Coen brothers.

No other film captures small town life as well as this gem by the Coen brothers. Featuring some of the most hilarious scenes of all time and spot on performances by Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, and Steve Buscemi, the film continues to become more and more enjoyable with each consecutive viewing. Creepy, funny, and dark - that’s Fargo.
By: Alex Carlson