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85 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 106 Ratings

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  • 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Gene Siskel
    100
    The 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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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    60
    Born and raised in Minnesota, the Coens know their targets well and generally hit them squarely.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
  1. grandpajoe6191
    9
    The Coen Brothers presents "Fargo" not as a movie; they present it as a extreme state of art, a art that conveys silence and enlightenment altogether. If you are one of those people who really understand movies, this one's definitely for you.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. shlugalug
    5
    Definitely not the worst film - but my least favourite film of the Coens, I was bored with the plot and it tried to be a dark comedy, but it was just dark. Frances McDormand is cute as Marge but she gives a very plain performance if you ask me. But watch this for Peter Stormare's disposing of the body technique. That's it.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. Nazgulero
    0
    This movie won two Oscars...it must have been a bad year at the movies. The movie never can decide if it wants to be a comedy or a thriller. Dorky cops, quirky characters that seem to have escaped from a slapstick flick, yet a brutal killer is at work, too. It doesn't go together. It's never funny, never believable, never exciting. In short, a waste of time.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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