Fargo
“A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.”
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
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Cast
41 people
Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Good Omens
William H. Macy
Jerry Lundegaard
Known for
Shameless
Jurassic Park III
Steve Buscemi
Carl Showalter
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Peter Stormare
Gaear Grimsrud
Known for
Prison Break
22 Jump Street
Harve Presnell
Wade Gustafson
Known for
Face/Off
Patch Adams
John Carroll Lynch
Norm Gunderson
Known for
The Founder
Shutter Island
Kristin Rudrüd
Jean Lundegaard
Also in
Pleasantville
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Bruce Bohne
Lou
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Patch Adams
Steve Reevis
Shep Proudfoot
Known for
The Longest Yard
The Missing
Steve Park
Mike Yanagita
Known for
Snowpiercer
Mickey 17
Kristin Rudrud
Jean Lundegaard
Gary Houston
Irate Customer
Known for
Watchmen
Proof
Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Writer Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $7M · United States release March 8, 1996
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$60,611,975
Gross vs. budget
8.7×
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Working Title
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Romania · March 8, 1996
Limited theatrical
United States · March 8, 1996
Limited theatrical
United States
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 15, 1996 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
March 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
June 14, 1996 · Theatrical
Austria
November 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Chile
April 3, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 10, 1997 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
December 13, 1996 · Theatrical
France
May 14, 1996 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 4, 1996 · Theatrical
March 20, 1998 · TV · Canal+
November 25, 1999 · TV · France 2
July 4, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 20, 2016 · Theatrical · Restored Version
June 6, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
November 1, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
November 14, 1996 · Theatrical
March 4, 2025 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
March 22, 1997 · Theatrical
May 22, 1997 · Theatrical
August 17, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Hong Kong SAR China
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
May 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
November 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Kuwait
October 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
June 30, 2003 · TV · Nederland 2
January 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 3, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
July 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 28, 2015 · Digital
September 4, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
November 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 6, 1996 · Premiere · Lisbon
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
May 13, 2020 · TV
Serbia
February 24, 2008 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
March 11, 2021 · Limited theatrical · 4K restoration
Slovakia
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovenia
October 3, 1996 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 22, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 1, 1996 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
March 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
June 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 15, 1996 · Theatrical
April 1, 1997 · Physical · VHS release; estimated
September 30, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
June 21, 1996 · Theatrical · Italian
September 6, 1996 · Theatrical · French
November 15, 1996 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
September 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 13, 2022 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 7, 2014 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
May 3, 1996 · Theatrical
May 19, 1997 · Physical · VHS
June 25, 1997 · Physical · DVD
May 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 9, 2026 · Physical · Arrow Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
May 16, 1997 · Theatrical
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