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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 88/100. Scores higher than 98% of the 683 1990s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Tubi.
Synopsis
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!
Ratings
9,351 audience votes
Key crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Joel CoenWriter
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
- Gary HoustonIrate Customer
- Sally WingertIrate Customer's Wife
Stills
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Themes
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