Fargo/Raising Arizona/Miller's Crossing DVD

Fargo: Nominated for seven Oscars including Best Picture this darkly amusing thriller combines a first-rate cast, a dazzling mix of mirth and malice and an unusual kidnapping plot that unravels the Midwest. Jerry (Macy), a small-town car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt.. but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs (Buscemi and Stormare) to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. Enter Police Chief Marge (Frances McDormand), a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing and extremely pregnant investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man.

Raising Arizona: An acclaimed screwball love story filled with mad chases, unexpected plot twists and wild pyrotechnics. Vowing to go straight, a convenience store bandit (Cage) proposes marriage to the police department's photographer (Hunter). All is wedded bliss until they discover she's unable to get pregnant and are turned down by every adoption agency in town. It doesn't take long before they realize the only solution is to kidnap one of the town's celebrated quintuplets and hit the road!

Miller's Crossing: Set in the wide-open days of Prohibition 'Miller's Crossing' features a riveting rogues gallery of killers and con-men. Leo (Finney) is the benevolent Irish gangster and political boss who rules an Eastern city with the help of Anti-hero Tom (Byrne), his trusted lieutenant. Their control of the town is challenged by an over-reached Italian under-boss. Miller's Crossing is propelled by gripping action, stunning cinematography and brims with black humour and shocking violence.

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