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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!
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Checked Jul 21, 2026
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Synopsis
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!
More about Fargo
Cast
Frances McDormandMarge Gunderson
William H. MacyJerry Lundegaard
Steve BuscemiCarl Showalter
Peter StormareGaear Grimsrud
Harve PresnellWade Gustafson
John Carroll LynchNorm Gunderson
Kristin RudrüdJean Lundegaard
Bruce BohneLouCredits
- Directed by
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Written by
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $60.6M
Production
PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentUnited States
Working Title FilmsUnited Kingdom
