Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (DVD)

Furious with the local authorities' inability to name a suspect in the brutal murder of her teenage daughter, flinty divorced mom Mildred Hayes (Oscar-winner Frances McDormand) took out the titular signage to publicly challenge the competency of ailing sheriff Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson). As the controversy splits the small community, rising tempers cause the case to take even more bizarre and unexpected turns. Darkly comic thriller from director Martin McDonagh also stars Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage. 115 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; bonus short "Six Shooter" (2004).

Starring: Frances McDormand, Caleb Landry Jones, Kerry Condon, Sam Rockwell, Alejandro Barrios, Jason Redford, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Woody Harrelson, Abbie Cornish, Riya May Atwood, Selah Atwood, Lucas Hedges, Zeljko Ivanek, Amanda Warren

Rating: R