- Studio: Gramercy Pictures (I)
- Release Date: Mar 8, 1996
- Starring: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy
- Summary: An unsuccessful car salesman (Macy) plans to wipe out his personal debts by hiring a pair of small-time, out-of-town crooks to kidnap his wife (McDormand), then collect the ransom from her dad (Presnell), a wealthy tightwad.
- Director: Ethan Coen
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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100Rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.
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100The fans of their best work -- "Blood Simple, "Raising Arizona," "Barton Fink" -- now can add Fargo to the list, pushing the Coens to the first rank of contemporary American filmmakers. [8 March 1996, Friday, p.B]
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80This mordant, macabre look at the American obsession with fast food, television and murder is icily funny.
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60Born and raised in Minnesota, the Coens know their targets well and generally hit them squarely.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 48
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Mixed: 5 out of 48
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Negative: 4 out of 48
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