Fargo

1996 98 min Crime, Drama, Thriller

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!

IMDb 8.1 RT 95 Metacritic 88

budget $7,000,000 earnings $60,611,975 return 8.7x

director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

writers Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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