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Monday, January 13, 2025 | 7:30pm

Little Theatre 5 – The Jack Garner Theatre (8 Winthrop Street)
Doors open at 7pm

Regular ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if available).

Picked by: Liam, Concessions 

For Fans Of: The Coen Brothers, dark comedy, people not good at crime trying to do crime, woodchippers 

The Coen Brothers’ 1996 dark comedy revolves around a botched kidnapping and the small-town police officer (Frances McDormand, who won an Oscar for the role) who investigates it. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and won two (including a best original screenplay Oscar for the Coens).

Bonus points for using your best Minnesota accent for this one. 

Rated R | 1 hour 38 mins | Crime, Drama, Dark Comedy | 1996
USA | English

Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen 

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