A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.
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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Meticulous, cool, plot-driven and prestige.
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- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Frances McDormandMarge Gunderson
- William H. MacyJerry Lundegaard
- Steve BuscemiCarl Showalter
- Peter StormareGaear Grimsrud
- Harve PresnellWade Gustafson
- John Carroll LynchNorm Gunderson
- Kristin RudrüdJean Lundegaard
- Bruce BohneLou
- Steve ReevisShep Proudfoot
- Steve ParkMike Yanagita
Crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Joel CoenWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenProducer
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