Fargo

Witty, superbly shot and brilliantly acted. Terrific. ” Empire

Revisit this absolute classic Coen bros crime drama and celebrate its 25th anniversary at the same time!
Fargo, a black comedy set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs (Steve Buscemi), (Peter Stormare) to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell), paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. The scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper.

Rating
MA15+
Duration
98 MINS

Sign up to the Thornbury Picture House newsletter