Joel and Ethan Coen's alternately hilarious and shocking "true crime" drama follows a shady Minneapolis car dealer's (William H. Macy) plan to have his wife kidnapped and then take part of the ransom from her wealthy father. When the crooks (Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare) hired to abduct the woman wind up killing a state trooper and two witnesses along a rural Minnesota highway, the very pregnant local police chief (Frances McDormand) begins her own investigation into the murder. With Harve Presnell, Kristin Rudrüd. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English. Two-disc set.