Fargo

Mar 8, 1996

1h 38m

★ 7.9

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.

Overview

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!

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Working Title Films

Fargo Trailers

Cast

Marge Gunderson

Frances McDormand

Jerry Lundegaard

William H. Macy

Carl Showalter

Steve Buscemi

Gaear Grimsrud

Peter Stormare

Wade Gustafson

Harve Presnell

Norm Gunderson

John Carroll Lynch

Jean Lundegaard

Kristin Rudrüd

Lou

Bruce Bohne

Shep Proudfoot

Steve Reevis

Mike Yanagita

Steve Park

Irate Customer

Gary Houston

Irate Customer's Wife

Sally Wingert

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