Fargo

1996
US
1h 37min
18

Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited)
Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare

Hoping to make some bucks, a car salesman attempts to have his wife kidnapped by hitmen, but blood is quickly spilt. As the pregnant police detective on the case, McDormand provides a warm-hearted centre for the movie, while the absurdist plot and weird local colour gain momentum. A classic.