Fargo

1996 Joel & Ethan Coen 1h 38m ★ 7.8
Crime Drama Thriller
Fargo

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 dyi

Cast

Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson
William H. Macy William H. Macy Jerry Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare Peter Stormare Gaear Grimsrud
Harve Presnell Harve Presnell Wade Gustafson
John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch Norm Gunderson
Kristin Rudrüd Kristin Rudrüd Jean Lundegaard
Bruce Bohne Bruce Bohne Lou

Vibes

Curious Darkly Funny Heart Pounding Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Fargo

A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan 1998
Simple Midwest crimes gone wrong. Two films about regular people who discover that easy money always comes with bodies. Blood Simple
Blood Simple 1985
Coen Brothers crime gone wrong. Two films about plans that were never as smart as the people making them thought. In Bruges
In Bruges 2008
Crime gone wrong in places you would never expect. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017
Small-town American crime. Two films where the locals are funnier than the criminals and just as dangerous.