Based on the true story, Jerry Lundegaard works at his father-in-laws car dealership but is life is going nowhere and his family have some serious financial problems. Jerry has a plan to solve his money issues by hiring two men to kidnap his wife and make the father-in-law pay a ransom of one million dollars, but things don’t go to plan. The kidnapping goes wrong and a few people die so now a pregnant sheriff from Brainerd is on the case of the three murders. Jerry is also freaking out at the possibility of being found out due to all the problems, so will he get away with it or not.
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, Kristin Rudrd
Year: 1996
Length: 98 Minutes
Classification: MA15+ Strong violence & Coarse language
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