Fargo

Director: Joel Coen

Starring: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy

This dark comedy written, produced and directed by the Coen Brothers won two Academy Awards and a host of nominations after it’s release in 1996. William H. Macy stars as a desperate man who hires two crooks to kidnap his wife and extort money from his father-in-law, while Frances McDormand shines as a pregnant police chief investigating a string of murders in this clever, intertwining cult tale.