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The term “Minnesota nice” is defined as the region’s penchant for being reserved, polite, and putting the needs of others before one self. Take Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) in the Coen brothers’ new film, A Serious Man. He goes out of his way to embrace the man his wife is leaving him for. But for films, Minnesota nice can mean many other things: the state’s encouraging films through tax incentives; its ability to double as many other places; it’s willingness to laugh at itself in the many comedies made here. The following are a range of films made in Minnesota that got a chance to make Minnesota nice.