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* {{Troll}}: Nathan Rabin once described Them by saying that They'd heckle Their own funerals if They could.
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* {{Troll}}: Nathan Rabin once described Them by saying joked that They'd they'd heckle Their their own funerals if They could.they could.
* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: One of their trademarks. They've been known to make {{Period Piece}}s set in the ''very'' recent past, often with a weirdly specific timeframe ([[TheWalrusWasPaul which is rarely significant to the plot]]). Just to name a few: ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' (1996) takes place in 1987, ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998) takes place in 1991, and ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' (2007) takes place in 1980.
* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: One of their trademarks. They've been known to make {{Period Piece}}s set in the ''very'' recent past, often with a weirdly specific timeframe ([[TheWalrusWasPaul which is rarely significant to the plot]]). Just to name a few: ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' (1996) takes place in 1987, ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998) takes place in 1991, and ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' (2007) takes place in 1980.
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[[note]]Ethan on the left, Joel on the right[[/note]]]]
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** This happened again in the 2000s. After the runaway success of ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou,'' they followed it up with the commercially unsuccessful ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere,'' the less distinctive ''Film/IntolerableCruelty,'' and the coolly received ''Film/TheLadykillers2004.'' Critics had begun to believe that the brothers had lost their touch and they didn't make another film until three years later. That movie? ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen,'' which won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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** This happened again in the 2000s. After the runaway success of ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou,'' they followed it up with the commercially unsuccessful ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere,'' ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001,'' the less distinctive ''Film/IntolerableCruelty,'' and the coolly received ''Film/TheLadykillers2004.'' Critics had begun to believe that the brothers had lost their touch and they didn't make another film until three years later. That movie? ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen,'' which won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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* DVDCommentary: ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' is their only film to contain a serious one. The 20th-anniversary re-release of ''Film/BloodSimple'' has a parody commentary by a spokesperson for "[[RunningGag Forever Young Films]]".
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** The only film to feature little to none of their frequent collaborators is ''Film/ASeriousMan'', in which they deliberately cast lesser-known actors to make the film feel more authentic. There are cameos from previously one-off collaborators like Michael Lerner (''Film/BartonFink''), Steve Park (''Film/{{Fargo}}''), and Katherine Borowitz (''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' and John Turturro's RealLife wife). And, as alluded to above, ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' is an aversion in a technological sense, as it's the only film where neither Roger Deakins nor Carter Burwell were participants.
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* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: They have admitted to often starting new projects while still in the middle of other ones. For example, ''Film/BartonFink'' was written while they were stuck writing ''Film/MillersCrossing''.
* CareerResurrection:
** ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' very nearly killed their careers entirely. In response, they made ''Film/{{Fargo}}'', which not only revived their momentum completely but was nominated for several Oscars (including Best Picture) and winning for Best Original Screenplay.
** This happened again in the 2000s. After the runaway success of ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou,'' they followed it up with the commercially unsuccessful ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere,'' the less distinctive ''Film/IntolerableCruelty,'' and the coolly received ''Film/TheLadykillers2004.'' Critics had begun to believe that the brothers had lost their touch and they didn't make another film until three years later. That movie? ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen,'' which won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: Serve as writer-producer-director-editors on nearly all their films.
** ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' very nearly killed their careers entirely. In response, they made ''Film/{{Fargo}}'', which not only revived their momentum completely but was nominated for several Oscars (including Best Picture) and winning for Best Original Screenplay.
** This happened again in the 2000s. After the runaway success of ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou,'' they followed it up with the commercially unsuccessful ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere,'' the less distinctive ''Film/IntolerableCruelty,'' and the coolly received ''Film/TheLadykillers2004.'' Critics had begun to believe that the brothers had lost their touch and they didn't make another film until three years later. That movie? ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen,'' which won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: Serve as writer-producer-director-editors on nearly all their films.
* CreatorCouple: Joel Coen and Frances [=McDormand=]. She was the star of their first movie and has appeared in at least minor roles in many of their films (not to mention main roles like in ''Fargo'').
* DVDCommentary: ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' is their only film to contain a serious one. The 20th-anniversary re-release of ''Film/BloodSimple'' has a parody commentary by a spokesperson for "[[RunningGag Forever Young Films]]".
* ExecutiveMeddling: The brothers were originally only supposed to direct ''Film/IntolerableCruelty''. When they were assigned the screenplay, they were told they could do anything they wanted as long as Creator/GeorgeClooney and Creator/CatherineZetaJones's characters ended up together, which is actually not unreasonable for a romantic comedy.
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* HeAlsoDid: Occasionally, they'll write or rewrite screenplays for somebody else to direct, such as ''Crimewave'', the recent remake of ''Gambit'', Creator/AngelinaJolie's ''Film/{{Unbroken}}'', and Creator/StevenSpielberg's ''Bridge of Spies''.
* HeAlsoDid: Occasionally, they'll write or rewrite screenplays for somebody else to direct, such as ''Crimewave'', the recent remake of ''Gambit'', Creator/AngelinaJolie's ''Film/{{Unbroken}}'', and Creator/StevenSpielberg's ''Bridge of Spies''.
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* InvisibleAdvertising: Their early film ''Crimewave'', written by them but directed by Creator/SamRaimi of ''Franchise/EvilDead'' and ''Spider-Man'' fame.
* {{Lying Creator}}s: They have been known to make absurd and at times blatantly untrue statements about their own films.
** ''Fargo'' is prefaced by the claim that the events portrayed actually happened. This is untrue, though it was inspired by the true story of a man who disposed of his wife in a wood chipper.
** They liked to pretend that "Roderick Jaynes," the pseudonym they use as an editing team, is a real person.
* {{Lying Creator}}s: They have been known to make absurd and at times blatantly untrue statements about their own films.
** ''Fargo'' is prefaced by the claim that the events portrayed actually happened. This is untrue, though it was inspired by the true story of a man who disposed of his wife in a wood chipper.
** They liked to pretend that "Roderick Jaynes," the pseudonym they use as an editing team, is a real person.
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* ProductionPosse: The amount of crew that changes from film to film can be in the single digits.
** Each film after ''Film/MillersCrossing'' (except ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' and ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis'') has had Roger Deakins as cinematographer (before that it was [[Film/TheAddamsFamily Barry]] [[Film/MenInBlack Sonnenfeld]]) and a score by Music/CarterBurwell (except ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' and ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis'' again).
** The Coens reuse actors very frequently, and have a reputation for being enjoyable to work with despite their perfectionism. Frequent actor collaborators include Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/JonPolito, Creator/JohnTurturro, Creator/FrancesMcDormand, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/JoshBrolin, Creator/BruceCampbell and Creator/GeorgeClooney.
** The only film to feature little to none of their frequent collaborators is ''Film/ASeriousMan'', in which they deliberately cast lesser-known actors to make the film feel more authentic. There are cameos from previously one-off collaborators like Michael Lerner (''Film/BartonFink''), Steve Park (''Film/{{Fargo}}''), and Katherine Borowitz (''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' and John Turturro's RealLife wife). And, as alluded to above, ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' is an aversion in a technological sense, as it's the only film where neither Roger Deakins nor Carter Burwell were participants.
** In addition to these, the Coens are good friends with director Creator/SamRaimi, with Joel assistant-editing ''Film/TheEvilDead,'' cameoed and did rewrite work (uncredited) on ''Film/{{Darkman}},'' and collaborating on ''Crimewave'' and ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy.''
** Each film after ''Film/MillersCrossing'' (except ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' and ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis'') has had Roger Deakins as cinematographer (before that it was [[Film/TheAddamsFamily Barry]] [[Film/MenInBlack Sonnenfeld]]) and a score by Music/CarterBurwell (except ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' and ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis'' again).
** The Coens reuse actors very frequently, and have a reputation for being enjoyable to work with despite their perfectionism. Frequent actor collaborators include Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/JonPolito, Creator/JohnTurturro, Creator/FrancesMcDormand, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/JoshBrolin, Creator/BruceCampbell and Creator/GeorgeClooney.
** The only film to feature little to none of their frequent collaborators is ''Film/ASeriousMan'', in which they deliberately cast lesser-known actors to make the film feel more authentic. There are cameos from previously one-off collaborators like Michael Lerner (''Film/BartonFink''), Steve Park (''Film/{{Fargo}}''), and Katherine Borowitz (''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' and John Turturro's RealLife wife). And, as alluded to above, ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' is an aversion in a technological sense, as it's the only film where neither Roger Deakins nor Carter Burwell were participants.
** In addition to these, the Coens are good friends with director Creator/SamRaimi, with Joel assistant-editing ''Film/TheEvilDead,'' cameoed and did rewrite work (uncredited) on ''Film/{{Darkman}},'' and collaborating on ''Crimewave'' and ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy.''
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Joel Coen and Frances [=McDormand=] on the set of ''Film/BloodSimple''.
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* ShrugOfGod: The Coen Brothers never give clear answers to what their films might mean or what's actually going on--so they're more like teasing audiences and critics.
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* TypeCasting: They're known for typecasting some of their favourite actors - but in [[PlayingAgainstType roles completely unlike the way they're typically typecast.]] Creator/JohnGoodman typically plays loud, violent and/or completely psychotic characters in Coen brothers films, in contrast to his other roles. (They do, however, make good use of his ability to also be very [[FauxAffablyEvil genial]] in both ''Barton Fink'' and ''O Brother Where Art Thou?'' -- then he finds a middle ground as a man who is affable and crude in ''Inside Llewyn Davis''.) Creator/GeorgeClooney also plays [[BrainlessBeauty handsome, All-American idiots]] across four Coen films.
* UncreditedRole: They were uncredited script doctors for ''Film/FunWithDickAndJane'' and ''Film/BadSanta'', the latter of which they were also credited producers for.
* UncreditedRole: They were uncredited script doctors for ''Film/FunWithDickAndJane'' and ''Film/BadSanta'', the latter of which they were also credited producers for.
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* ImplacableMan: Most of the criminal characters in their stories are [[StupidCrooks foolish and incompent morons]], so by contrast, the ''real'' (and most genuinely threatening) villains in their stories are relentless sociopaths who often operate on [[BlueAndOrangeMorality an almost incomprehensible worldview]], like [[Film/NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]], [[Film/{{Fargo}} Gaear Grimsurd]], [[Film/RaisingArizona Leonard Smalls]], [[Film/BloodSimple Lorren Visser]], and, to a lesser extent, [[spoiler: [[Film/BartonFink Charlie Mundt.]]]]
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* ImplacableMan: Most of the criminal characters in their stories are [[StupidCrooks foolish and incompent morons]], so by contrast, the ''real'' (and most genuinely threatening) villains in their stories are relentless sociopaths who often operate on [[BlueAndOrangeMorality an almost incomprehensible worldview]], like [[Film/NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]], [[Film/{{Fargo}} Gaear Grimsurd]], [[Film/RaisingArizona Leonard Smalls]], [[Film/BloodSimple Lorren Visser]], [[Film/TheBalladOfBusterScruggs Buster Scruggs]], and, to a lesser extent, [[spoiler: [[Film/BartonFink Charlie Mundt.]]]]
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* ImplacableMan: Most of the criminal characters in their stories are [[StupidCrooks foolish and incompent morons]], so by contrast, the ''real'' (and most genuinely threatening) villains in their stories are relentless sociopaths who often operate on [[BlueAndOrangeMorality an almost incomprehensible worldview]], like [[Film/NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]], [[Film/{{Fargo}} Gaear Grimsurd]], [[Film/RaisingArizona Leonard Smalls]], [[Film/BloodSimple Lorren Visser]], and, to a lesser extent, [[spoiler: [[Film/BartonFink Charlie Mundt.]]]]
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* KnightOfCerebus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. Gaear Grimsrud from ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' and Leonard Smalls from ''Film/RaisingArizona'' are perfect examples.
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* KnightOfCerebus: A few of Their their films have serious characters who are plated played seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. Gaear Grimsrud from ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' and Leonard Smalls from ''Film/RaisingArizona'' are perfect examples.
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** Played straight in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' ([[spoiler: I'm planning on murdering your wife after you're dead because {{I gave my word}} ]].)
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** Played straight in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' ([[spoiler: I'm ([[spoiler:I'm planning on murdering your wife after you're dead because {{I gave my word}} ]].)
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* KnightOfCerebus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. Gaear Grimsrud from ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' is a perfect example.
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** ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' is a Western anthology, but each of the different segments has a completely different tone and mood. The titular segment is a ([[BlackComedy very dark]]) "singing cowboy" musical, "Near Algodones" is classic Coen about a bank robber whose plan goes rapidly awry, "The Gal Who got Rattled" is a drama played fairly straight, and so on.
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** ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' is a Western anthology, but each of the different segments has a completely different tone and mood. The titular segment is a ([[BlackComedy very dark]]) "singing cowboy" musical, "Near Algodones" is classic familiar Coen crime-story territory about a bank robber whose plan goes day rapidly goes awry, "The Gal Who got Rattled" is a drama played fairly straight, and so on.
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* GenreBusting: Several of their films are simply indescribable in terms of genre.
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* PeriodPiece: All of their films except ''Film/BloodSimple'', ''Film/RaisingArizona'', ''Film/IntolerableCruelty'', ''Film/TheLadykillers2004'' and ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' are set in the past, usually between the 40s and 60s, although some are set in the relatively recent past (''Film/{{Fargo}}'' (1996) is set in 1987 and ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998) is set in 1991.)
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* PeriodPiece: All of their films except ''Film/BloodSimple'', ''Film/RaisingArizona'', ''Film/IntolerableCruelty'', ''Film/TheLadykillers2004'' and ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' are set in the past, usually between the 40s and 60s, although [[TwentyMinutesIntoThePast some are set in the relatively recent past past]] (''Film/{{Fargo}}'' (1996) is set in 1987 and ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998) is set in 1991.)
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** JohnGoodman's voice-only cameo in ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' is credited as [[Film/BartonFink "Karl Mundt."]]
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** JohnGoodman's Creator/JohnGoodman's voice-only cameo in ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' is credited as [[Film/BartonFink "Karl Mundt."]]
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** Subverted in ''Film/TheBigLebowski'': [[spoiler: They never had the fucking'' girl]].
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** Subverted in ''Film/TheBigLebowski'': [[spoiler: They never had the fucking'' fucking girl]].
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* PeriodPiece: All of their films except ''Film/BloodSimple'', ''Film/RaisingArizona'', ''Film/IntolerableCruelty'', ''Film/TheLadykillers'' ''Film/TheLadykillers2004'' and ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' are set in the past, usually between the 40s and 60s, although some are set in the relatively recent past (''Film/{{Fargo}}'' (1996) is set in 1987 and ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998) is set in 1991.)
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* EasterEgg: They occasionally hide jokes in the credits; for example, ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' has a credit for "the one right tool" (referencing a line from one of Chigurh's {{Hannibal Lecture}}s during the film), and ''Film/ASeriousMan'' has a disclaimer at the end of the credits assuring the audience that "No Jews were harmed during the making of this film.", ''Film/TrueGrit'' credits Ethan Coen's son Buster as ''Mr. Damon's Abs Double" and ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' credits "The Walrus".
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* YouHaveToHaveJews: The Coens, who are of Jewish heritage, tend to include Jewish characters and Jewish cultural aspects in their films, though ''A Serious Man'' is the only one in which Judaism is central to the story.
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* PsychoForHire: Gaear Grimsrud and his spiritual successor, Anton Chigurh. Also Leonard Smalls. Eddie Dane too. Heck, even Wheezy Joe.
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* PsychoForHire: Gaear Grimsrud and his spiritual successor, Anton Chigurh. Also A favorite trope of the Coens. Examples include sleazy private eye Loren Visser, demonic biker Leonard Smalls. Smalls, mob hitman Eddie Dane too. Heck, even Dane, quiet Swede Gaear Grimsrud, the asthmatic Wheezy Joe.Joe, brutal outlaw Tom Chaney, and the unstoppable Anton Chigurh.
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* Troll: Nathan Rabin once described Them by saying that They'd heckle Their own funerals if They could.
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* {{Nice Guy}}s: In addition to Their talent, They're known for being very pleasant and good to work with, which is one of the reasons why Their films are able to retain so many cast and crew members.
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* KnightOfCerberus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. Gaear Grimsrud from ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' is a perfect example.
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** ''The Big Lebowski'' is arguably the most prominent example in all of film. Just about every character seems to belong to a completely different genre, and none of them seem to [[WrongGenreSavvy understand which one they're in currently. It's part stoner film, part film noir, part political satire, part musical, and the narrator is convinced that it's a western.
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** ''Barton Fink'' is a close successor, as it has been variously described as a Hollywood satire, a crime drama, a dark comedy, a buddy film, a FilmNoir, and a horror film.
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** ''The Big Lebowski'' is arguably the most prominent example in all of film. It's part stoner film, part film noir, part political satire, part musical, and the narrator is convinced that it's a western.
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** ''The Big Lebowski'' is arguably the most prominent example in all of film. Just about every character seems to belong to a completely different genre, and none of them seem to [[WrongGenreSavvy understand which one they're in currently. It's part stoner film, part film noir, part political satire, part musical, and the narrator is convinced that it's a western.western.
** ''Barton Fink'' is a close successor, as it has been variously described as a Hollywood satire, a crime drama, a dark comedy, a buddy film, a FilmNoir, and a horror film.
** ''Barton Fink'' is a close successor, as it has been variously described as a Hollywood satire, a crime drama, a dark comedy, a buddy film, a FilmNoir, and a horror film.
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* KnightOfCerberus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. [[''Film/{{Fargo}}'' Gaear Grimsrud]] is a perfect example.
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* KnightOfCerberus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. [[''Film/{{Fargo}}'' Gaear Grimsrud]] Grimsrud from ''Film/{{Fargo}}'' is a perfect example.
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* KnightOfCerberus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. [[Film/Fargo Gaear Grimsrud]] is a perfect example.
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* KnightOfCerberus: A few of Their films have serious characters who are plated seriously and bring drama to otherwise light-hearted films. [[Film/Fargo [[''Film/{{Fargo}}'' Gaear Grimsrud]] is a perfect example.
