![](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w1920_and_h800_multi_faces//747dgDfL5d8esobk7h4odaOFhUq.jpg)
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rt7cpEr1uP6RTZykBFhBTcRaKvG.jpg)
Fargo (1996)
- R
- 03/08/1996 (US)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- 1h 38m
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!
Joel Coen
Screenplay, DirectorEthan Coen
Screenplay, DirectorCast
![Frances McDormand's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/r0A7hZsM1zuavTr0jN7bwmBcliR.jpg)
Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson![William H. Macy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hdVEGSrP8qWlJnt0v5vSVcGOjy7.jpg)
William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard![Steve Buscemi's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lQKdHMxfYcCBOvwRKBAxPZVNtkg.jpg)
Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter![Peter Stormare's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5muzSVt66Qxc8KuVbq0phZIN9tj.jpg)
Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud![Harve Presnell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rQ59i2F9xMLp5MzuxmNN91iKzcV.jpg)
Harve Presnell
Wade Gustafson![John Carroll Lynch's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cIx1HYFOHmfeAGRDBJwdFK9ZMIM.jpg)
John Carroll Lynch
Norm Gunderson![Kristin Rudrüd's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ws3H0HRN6tQ01T0qpoUPlvfTfP0.jpg)
Kristin Rudrüd
Jean Lundegaard![Bruce Bohne's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/zBe6eyNHbiEClW4Lwu2o8S7Mi75.jpg)