Fargo (1996)

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Directed by

Ethan Coen

Joel Coen

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William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard

Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter

Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud

Kristin Rudrüd
Jean Lundegaard

Harve Presnell
Wade Gustafson

Tony Denman
Scotty Lundegaard

Gary Houston
Irate Customer

Sally Wingert
Irate Customer's Wife

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Joel and Ethan Coen are arguably the best in the movie making business within the last ten odd years, only just behind Scorsese. And while other directors are truly brilliant, The Coen's usually have them beat in terms of unique direction, odd characters and completely capricious storylines. Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher and Paul Thomas Anderson will come into the minds of most... read more

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I have been following their career for about 25 years now and it is above all thanks to this flick that the Coen brothers became pretty huge. I mean, before that they had a solid cult following (my older sister, for example, introduce me to their work even before this movie was released) but it is only after this feature came out that their popularity grew up exponentially. Indeed, it became basic... read more

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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!

Release date: 5 April 1996
UPC: 780063869324

Tags: Crime (47), Drama (45), 1996 (32), Murder (26), Thriller (20), Kidnapping (20), Black Comedy (20), Comedy (19), 1990s (19), Police (12), Minnesota (10), Violence (9), Snow (9), Ransom (9), (8), Usa (8), Dark Comedy (7), Car Chase (5), Blood (5), IMDb Top250 (4)

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