List of the best Frances McDormand movies: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017), Fargo(1996), Nomadland(2020), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day(2008), Laurel Canyon(2002), Madeline(1998), Almost Famous(2000), Blood Simple(1984), The Man Who Wasn't There(2001), North Country(2005), Burn After Reading(2008), This Must Be the Place(2011) ... ...
8.2/10
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Mildred
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
8.1/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1996
97 Minutes
Marge Gunderson
Frances McDormand Steve Buscemi William H. Macy Peter Stormare Harve Presnell John Carroll Lynch Kristin Rudrüd Steve Reevis Stephen Park
salesman wife wealthy man thug police officer quirky witty dark minnesota car motel kidnapping deception money violence crime corruption quest rescue 1980s
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
7.6/10
Drama
USA|Germany
2020
108 Minutes
Producer
Frances McDormand David Strathairn Linda May Swankie Bob Wells Angela Reyes Carl R. Hughes Douglas G. Soul Ryan Aquino
After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
7.1/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2008
92 Minutes
Miss Pettigrew
Frances McDormand Amy Adams Lee Pace Ciarán Hinds Mark Strong Shirley Henderson Clare Clifford Christina Cole Stephanie Cole Beatie Edney Sarah Kants
governess singer fiancé producer heartwarming dreamy thrilling intricate london household hotel romance friendship show business love triangle ambition deception love discovery 1930s
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2002
101 Minutes
Jane Bentley
Frances McDormand Christian Bale Kate Beckinsale Natascha McElhone Alessandro Nivola Marcus Ashley Lou Barlow Marie Blanco Alexandra Carter Gina Doctor Ariel Felix
psychiatrist mother record producer musician fiancée son emotional touching hedonistic los angeles hotel recording studio family home bedroom love triangle relationships sexual awakening romantic dilemma betrayal family
When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.
6.0/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
France|USA
1998
90 Minutes
Miss Clavel
Frances McDormand Nigel Hawthorne Hatty Jones Ben Daniels Arturo Venegas Stéphane Audran Katia Caballero Chantal Neuwirth Kristian de la Osa
schoolgirl headmistress kidnapper lord schoolboy orphan cheeky charming lighthearted paris boarding school school abduction friendship sabotage love underdog rescue rivalry 1950s
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
7.9/10
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1984
97 Minutes
John Getz Frances McDormand M. Emmet Walsh Dan Hedaya Samm-Art Williams Deborah Neumann Señor Marco William Creamer
private investigator wealthy man cheater wife lover quirky suspenseful texas bar violence murder deception infidelity jealousy revenge 1980s
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
7.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2001
116 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Frances McDormand Michael Badalucco James Gandolfini Katherine Borowitz Jon Polito Scarlett Johansson Richard Jenkins Tony Shalhoub Adam Alexi-Malle
barber wife boss attorney pianist brother-in-law brooding suspenseful california department store prison court hospital lake murder blackmail suicide trial affair fall
A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2005
126 Minutes
Charlize Theron Frances McDormand Sean Bean Jeremy Renner Michelle Monaghan Woody Harrelson Richard Jenkins Sissy Spacek Rusty Schwimmer Jillian Armenante Thomas Curtis
miner boss josey aimes daughter son lawyer gripping powerful mining town minnesota courtroom mine sexual harassment lawsuit gender bias women's rights rise underdog 1980s
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
7.0/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|France
2008
95 Minutes
Linda Litzke
George Clooney Ethan Coen Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Jeffrey DeMunn
cia agent personal trainer friend lawyer cheater quirky witty gym suburbia household car blackmail extortion paranoia murder infidelity robbery temptation escape quest
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
6.7/10
Drama
Italy|France|Ireland
2011
118 Minutes
Sean Penn Frances McDormand Judd Hirsch Eve Hewson Kerry Condon Harry Dean Stanton Joyce Van Patten Olwen Fouere Shea Whigham Liron Levo Simon Delaney
rock star wife cousin war criminal nazi hunter friend quirky touching witty dublin household new york city united states road music industry death of father nazi hunting road trip discovery pursuit
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
6.6/10
Drama
UK|USA
1995
100 Minutes
Patricia Arquette Frances McDormand Spalding Gray U Aung Ko Victor Slezak Adelle Lutz Tiara Jacquelina Jit Murad
tourist sister professor rebel passionate disturbing profound burma thailand rally protest military resistance american tourists discovery escape 1980s
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she... See full summary »
5.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1998
96 Minutes
Peter Gallagher Frances McDormand John Lithgow John Kapelos Geoffrey Lower Jack Black Charlie Spradling Michael D. Weatherred
Crime scene photographer, Johnny Scardino (aka Johnny Skidmarks), is working on the side for a group of blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels with prostitutes. One such ... See full summary »
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
125 Minutes
Mrs. Pell
Gene Hackman Willem Dafoe Frances McDormand Brad Dourif R. Lee Ermey Gailard Sartain Stephen Tobolowsky Michael Rooker Pruitt Taylor Vince Park Overall Jake Gipson
fbi agent mayor sheriff klansman activist wife tense brutal powerful mississippi small town barbershop church highway racism civil rights violence pursuit revenge 1960s
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Sara Gaskell
Michael Douglas Tobey Maguire Frances McDormand Robert Downey Jr. Katie Holmes Richard Thomas Rip Torn Philip Bosco Jane Adams Richard Knox Michael Cavaias
professor college student editor university president charming touching moving college pittsburgh writer's block infidelity midlife crisis aging teaching quest growing up 2000s
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
6.6/10
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
106 Minutes
Sue Thomason
Matt Damon John Krasinski Frances McDormand Rosemarie DeWitt Hal Holbrook Lucas Black Scoot McNairy Titus Welliver Terry Kinney Tim Guinee Dorothy Silver
salesman partner schoolteacher townsperson townspeople mayor somber touching inspiring heartwarming rural community pennsylvania oil business property rights small-town life corporate culture competition financial scheme pursuit underdog
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
7.8/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Mrs. Bishop
Bruce Willis Edward Norton Bill Murray Frances McDormand Tilda Swinton Jared Gilman Kara Hayward Lucas Hedges Charlie Kilgore Andreas Sheikh Chandler Frantz
boy girl mother father police captain scout dreamy quirky witty island wilderness new penzance new england on the run running away young love search family dysfunction misunderstanding storm
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
6.8/10
Drama
Australia|USA
1997
115 Minutes
Dr. Verstak
Glenn Close Pauline Collins Cate Blanchett Frances McDormand Julianna Margulies Jennifer Ehle Elizabeth Spriggs Tessa Humphries Susie Porter Sab Shimono
dowager prison guard doctor musician socialite nurse chilling heartwarming pow camp singapore prisoners of war prison life singing world war ii violence prostitution escape rise 1940s
A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
5.4/10
Romance, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1991
107 Minutes
Grace
Demi Moore Jeff Daniels George Dzundza Mary Steenburgen Frances McDormand Margaret Colin Max Perlich Miriam Margolyes Helen Hanft Christopher Durang
clairvoyant butcher singer psychiatrist actress charming quirky spirited amusing north carolina island new york city romantic dilemma marriage fate precognition discovery love 1980s
A clairvoyant impulsively marries a butcher, moves to New York City and has a positive impact on the people she meets, changing their futures...which in turn changes hers.
Drama, Comedy
2021
108 Minutes
Lucinda Krementz
Benicio Del Toro Adrien Brody Tilda Swinton Léa Seydoux Frances McDormand Timothée Chalamet Lyna Khoudri Jeffrey Wright Mathieu Amalric Stephen Park Bill Murray
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."
Sci-Fi, Action
2005
95 Minutes
Handler
Charlize Theron Marton Csokas Jonny Lee Miller Sophie Okonedo Frances McDormand Pete Postlethwaite Amelia Warner Caroline Chikezie Nikolai Kinski Yangzom Brauen Charlie Beall
assassin rebel chairman scientist brother politician thrilling fascinating city-state facility airship earth rebellion virus deception politics cloning assassination plot mystery quest
In the last city on Earth, underground rebels dispatch their top assassin (Charlize Theron) to kill a government leader.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1987
93 Minutes
Dot
Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter Trey Wilson John Goodman William Forsythe Sam McMurray Frances McDormand Randall Cobb M. Emmet Walsh
ex-convict ex-cop child police officer bounty hunter quirky witty heartwarming madcap house store trailer arizona supermarket kidnapping parenthood extortion robbery blackmail thanksgiving
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
6.0/10
Romance
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Conlon
Polly Walker Vincent Perez Franco Nero Marisa Paredes Leyre Berrocal Penélope Cruz Frances McDormand Ruth McCabe Francisco Rabal Ariadna Gil Rossy de Palma
governess doctor son wife lesbian priest engaging melodramatic madrid house train stable bullfight spain spanish civil war father/son relationship marital problems roman catholic church relocation fascism
A young Irishwoman becomes governess to 3 daughters of a rich family in Spain in 1936, just before the civil war. The mom likes Franco - the dad doesn't. She becomes family. She befriends 5 Irishwomen.
Drama
1996
95 Minutes
Gus
Beau Bridges Bruce Davison Shelton Dane Jena Malone Alice Krige Josef Sommer Frances McDormand Jeff Bridges Allegra Denton Dan Petronijevic Nick Johne
A kindly doctor (Bruce Davison) tries to help a downsized assembly-line worker (Beau Bridges) and his starving children.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1995
93 Minutes
June
William Forsythe Vincent Gallo Adam Trese Gareth Williams LisaGay Hamilton Bridgit Ryan Kim Dickens Frances McDormand Suzanne Shepherd Nicole Burdette Robert LuPone
thief friend wife brother prostitute witty endearing mellow jersey city, n.j. crime friendship underdog working class luck escape quest 1990s
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA|UK|Japan
2016
106 Minutes
C.C. Calhoun
Josh Brolin Ethan Coen George Clooney Alden Ehrenreich Ralph Fiennes Scarlett Johansson Tilda Swinton Channing Tatum Frances McDormand Jonah Hill Veronica Osorio
actor studio head kidnapper director police officer president charming cheeky amusing movie set movie studio office car bar street movies disillusionment kidnapping ransom survival
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
6.2/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
154 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel John Turturro Tyrese Gibson Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Patrick Dempsey Kevin Dunn Julie White Ken Jeong John Malkovich Frances McDormand
young man girlfriend leader coworker robot government official brash thrilling intense outlandish chicago illinois moon outer space chernobyl power plant big city space race global disaster secret mission employment
The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1992
96 Minutes
Bob Hoskins Jack Warden William Petersen Helen Lloyd Breed Maureen Stapleton Pamela Reed Tim Curry Peter Riegert Blair Brown Patrick Breen Nancy Travis
son sister brother wife mother daughter amusing madcap charming family home funeral home united states family dysfunction funeral religion midlife crisis immigration fall growing up 1990s
A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
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