salesclerk,unsociability,police,cheating,ransom,winter,kidnapping,minnesota,dark comedy,north dakota,money,murder,police officer,car dealership,woodchipper,macabre,false history,neo-noir,complex,minneapolis

Fargo (1996)

Poster for Fargo

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Cast & Crew

Director
Joel Coen
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    Marge Gunderson Frances McDormand
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    Jerry Lundegaard William H. Macy
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    Carl Showalter Steve Buscemi
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    Gaear Grimsrud Peter Stormare
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    Wade Gustafson Harve Presnell
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    Norm Gunderson John Carroll Lynch
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    Jean Lundegaard Kristin Rudrüd
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    Lou Bruce Bohne

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