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7.9/10 • 8K

1996-03-081h 38m

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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!

Directors
Joel Coen
Editors
Ethan Coen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Frances McDormand

    Frances McDormand

    Marge Gunderson

  2. William H. Macy

    William H. Macy

    Jerry Lundegaard

  3. Steve Buscemi

    Steve Buscemi

    Carl Showalter

  4. Peter Stormare

    Peter Stormare

    Gaear Grimsrud

  5. Harve Presnell

    Harve Presnell

    Wade Gustafson

  6. John Carroll Lynch

    John Carroll Lynch

    Norm Gunderson

  7. Kristin Rudrüd

    Kristin Rudrüd

    Jean Lundegaard

  8. Bruce Bohne

    Bruce Bohne

    Lou

  9. Steve Reevis

    Steve Reevis

    Shep Proudfoot

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Kamurai

Oct 18, 2020

Great watch, could watch again, and can recommend. It is very sad that this happened to people, but the way the story is told is so good that I felt like that sadness melted away fairly quickly. This movie holds up after 25 years, and it is dated, but with cellphones the story would change dramatically, and that would be a good alternative history subject for a different movie. A great cast, excellent deliveries, an amazing story, and the cinematography is a favorite on this one. The setting of a snowy Minnesota really allows for some great isolation scenes and highlights the "coldness" of the motivations in the story. I think they even summarize the events at one point as "all over a little money", and it's spot on. I can't say that any one thing is spectacular, but everything is done so well, I honestly think this is a great example of how to shoot a movie.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,000,000.00
Revenue
$60,611,975.00
Keywords
salesclerkunsociabilitypolicecheatingransomwinterkidnappingminnesotadark comedynorth dakotamoneymurderpolice officercar dealershipwoodchippermacabrefalse historyneo-noircomplexminneapolisdefiant