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!
Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
🎬 The Stump Report: as a Plot Hole daily this film stumped 43% of 322 players — difficulty rated Medium, harder than 60% of every film we've run.
💰 Earned $60.6M on a $7M budget — a 8.7× return.
🎬 A UK production.
🏆 Won 2 Oscars. 84 wins & 58 nominations total.
🤝 One of 10 films pairing Joel Coen with Frances McDormand.
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