Fargo

Fargo

★ 7.8IMDb Score
Released:1996-03-08
Duration:98 min
Director:Joel Coen
Actors:Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell
Production:PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title

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!

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