6 Movies That Were Shot in Richfield

While you won’t find a Walk of Fame on Richfield's main drag, the community is no stranger to the silver screen.

Okay, while Richfield isn't the home filming location of many blockbuster hits, it does boast a handful of film credits, according to the Internet Movie Database.

With the most noteable film being Ethan and Joel Coen's 1996 hit, Fargo, Richfield has appeared in movies dating back to 1993. (And it seems the Coen brothers have a special place for Richfield.)

In honor of the 85th Academy Awards, check out these films with scenes filmed in Richfield:

Joe Somebody

• Release date: 2001
• IMDb's summary: "When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on "Bring Your Child To Work Day", he decides to fight back."
• Stars: Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch
• Metacritic score: 21

Fargo

• Release date: 1996
• IMDb's summary: "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."
• Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi
• Metacritic score: 24

A Serious Man

• Release date: 2009
• IMDb's summary: "A black comedy drama centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel through multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking for meaning and answers he seems to stay stalled."
• Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick
• Metacritic score: 35

It Came From Another World!

• Release date:2007
• IMDb's summary: "'It Came From Another World!' chronicles the continuing adventures of everyone's favorite 'a-rockin' scientist, Professor Jackson. First introduced in 2006's "The Monster of Phantom Lake," Professor Jackson (Josh Craig) finds himself tasked yet again with saving the planet from certain doom. When Professor Jackson's colleague and best friend Dr. Frasier (Mike Mason) doesn't return from a scientific expedition in the deep woods, the Professor is sent to find and retrieve him. While searching, the Professor and Canoe Cops Sven (M. Scott Taulman) and Gustav (Mike Cook) stumble upon an enigmatic meteorite that may hold the answer to Dr. Frasier's disappearance - and something far more cataclysmic than they could ever imagine! Can our intrepid heroes unlock the secrets of the mysterious "rock from outer space" before its otherworldly power threatens not only the fate of the entire universe, but Professor Jackson's wedding plans?"
• Stars: Josh Craig, Shannon McDonough, Mike Mason
• Metacritic score: N/A

Forgotten

• Release date: 2008 (short film)
• IMDb's summary: "A nun's chance encounter with a troubled young woman takes an unexpected turn when it's learned they share a mutual acquaintance."
• Stars: Marilyn Murray, Mary Olson, Katie Rhoades
• Metacritic score: N/A

What's Wrong with Lewis?

• Release date: 2010 (short film)
• IMDb's summary: N/A
• Stars: Andy Langenfeld, Mike Rylander, Logan Martin
• Metacritic score: N/A

See more films shot in Minnesota on IMDb.

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