Frances McDormand Movies

Want to know the best Frances McDormand movies?  How about the worst Frances McDormand movies?  Curious about Frances McDormand’s box office grosses or which Frances McDormand movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Frances McDormand movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Frances McDormand (1957-) is a Chicago born, three-time Academy Award® winning actress.  I noticed McDormand in her very first movie 1984’s Blood Simple. I worked at a video store back in the mid 1980s. One of the movies that I always recommended was Blood Simple. The feedback I got back from those people that took my recommendation was either they loved the movie or the hated the movie – there was no middle ground. Blood Simple was the first movie that was directed by the brother team of Joel and Ethan Coen and the first movie of Frances McDormand. This partnership between the Coen brothers and McDormand continues to exist today and has produced 8 movies together, two Oscar® wins, multiple Oscar® nominations, and with the Joel half of the Coen brothers, a marriage and one son.

Her IMDb page shows over 75 acting credits since 1984. This page will rank Frances McDormand movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.

Frances McDormand in 1988's Mississippi Burning
Frances McDormand in 1988’s Mississippi Burning

Frances McDormand Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.

Frances McDormand Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Frances McDormand movies by co-stars of her movies
  • Sort Frances McDormand movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Frances McDormand movies by domestic yearly box office rank
  • Sort Frances McDormand movies by how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Frances McDormand movie received.
  • Sort Frances McDormand movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Frances McDormand in 1984's Blood Simple
Frances McDormand in 1984’s Blood Simple

Possibly Interesting Facts About Frances McDormand

1. Frances McDormand has been nominated 6 times for an acting Oscar®….three times for Best Actress in Nomadland, Fargo and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (she won all three times) and 3 times for Best Supporting Actress…those movies were Mississippi Burning, Almost Famous and North Country.

2. Frances McDormand has been nominated 6 times for a Golden Globe® award….twice for Best Actress….Fargo, Burn After Reading and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and twice for Best Supporting Actress….Almost Famous and North Country. She won the Golden Globe® for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.

3. Frances McDormand has been married to director Joel Coen since 1984…..they adopted their son Pedro in 1994. Adoption was something Frances McDormand was very familiar with, as she was adopted by Noreen and Vernon McDormand when she was a young child.

4. Frances McDormand has screen credits in 8 Coen brother movies. The first was 1984’s Blood Simple and the most recent was 2008’s Burn After Reading. Of course her most famous Coen brother role was her Oscar® winning performance in 1996’s Fargo.

5. Premiere magazine ranked Frances McDormand’s role in Fargo as the 27th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.

6. Frances McDormand is a graduate of Yale University.

7. Two roles Frances McDormand was considered for but did not do Apollo 13 and Thelma and Louise.

8. Frances McDormand got her role in the 1990’s Darkman after Julia Roberts decided to make Pretty Woman…a good decision by Julia Roberts.

Check out Frances McDormand‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

 

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67 thoughts on “Frances McDormand Movies”

    1. Hey John Sarkis….it is hard to argue against her role in Fargo….I think her Oscar for the movie is a great indicator as well……glad you enjoyed my hub. Thanks for the visit and the comment.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Alladream and thanks for the compliment. I am right there with you about Something Gotta Give. And thanks for the follow.

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  3. Cogerson…The very first time that I actually recall knowing who Frances was, was “Fargo.” It’s strange that I probably saw movies she was in, but never made note of her. She definitely deserved the Oscar for that performance. Funny, but I also remember through that entire movie, I kept thinking to myself, “She’s about 7 or 8 months pregnant and she’s IN UNIFORM, ON THE JOB as a police officer, trudging around in deep snow, out in desolate areas!!!” (Such a typical woman/mother type of reaction.) I also related to her “eating” something in so many scenes….. had to laugh at that. Her relationship with her husband was so sweet. Much to like about this movie……and as always, EVERYTHING TO LIKE ABOUT YOUR AWESOME MOVIE PAGES.!!

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    1. Hey fpherj48….very interesting thoughts on your Fargo screening. Thanks for the wonderful and fun to read comment.

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  4. Great movie page and good work on turning it around so quickly, are you bionic? I really like Frances McDormand. Unsurprisingly, my favourite film of hers is Fargo but I also think she is excellent in Friends With Money in a strong ensemble cast and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, a quirky little film she did a couple of years ago.

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    1. Hey Jools99….I was able to get this hub done very fast….but I normally have to take days to select, research and write the hub…I just looked out that I already had many of her movies already in my database. I agree with you about Fargo and Money With Friends being some of her best work….I have yet to see Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day but I will see it soon. Thanks for the comments and the compliment

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  5. Hey Pops I remember when you made me watch Fargo, you have made me scared of woodchippers for the rest of my life.

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    1. Hey JScott…well good think you are not around woodchippers too often. Thanks for making a rare appearance on my pages.

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