Fargo

In this dark comedy from the Coen brothers, car salesman Jerry Lundegaard finds himself tangled in a web of his own making. Desperate to clear his debts, he orchestrates a clumsy kidnapping of his wife to extort a ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. As the hired thugs botch the job and the situation spirals into chaos, the relentless and heavily pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson arrives to investigate. Set against the stark, frozen backdrop of Minnesota, this film is a masterful blend of absurdity and crime.