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Fargo

Movie·1996·Crime, Drama, Thriller·1h 38m·7.9 (9,128)·Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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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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Frances McDormandFrances McDormandMarge GundersonWilliam H. MacyWilliam H. MacyJerry LundegaardSteve BuscemiSteve BuscemiCarl ShowalterPeter StormarePeter StormareGaear GrimsrudHarve PresnellHarve PresnellWade GustafsonJohn Carroll LynchJohn Carroll LynchNorm GundersonKristin RudrüdKristin RudrüdJean LundegaardBruce BohneBruce BohneLou

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