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Fargo (1996)

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All Time

of 190,179

534

1990's

of 24,698

65

1996

of 5,228

6
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,082
  
  103
  
  Crime of 1996
  
  of 74
  
  2
  
  Crime of the 1990's
  
  of 708
  
  14
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  35
  
  Mystery of 1996
  
  of 30
  
  2
  
  Mystery of the 1990's
  
  of 306
  
  4
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,016
  
  122
  
  Thriller of 1996
  
  of 196
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1990's
  
  of 1,628
  
  15

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Fargo (1996) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1161

Avg Critic Score:3.0273

Fargo (1996) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

`Fargo" begins with an absolutely dead-on familiarity with smalltown life in the frigid winter landscape of Minnesota and North Dakota. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The Coen brothers are back and in a big way. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

It's easy to admire what the Coens are trying to do in Fargo, but more difficult to actually like the film. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Fargo takes the usual "caper gone wrong" storyline and applies a new twist. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"One of the more entertaining films of the 1990s. ...read the complete Fargo movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)

Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi "Fargo" is dark comedy against a snow-white landscape, with a whole mess of bright blood on the snow. It was my favorite movie of 1996 because it's good storytelling -- hilarious,...read the complete Fargo (1996) review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)

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DVDActive (David Beamish)

This is a great film and I really enjoyed the extra features. The video is presented well however I couldn’t compare it to the prior release which was a shame. I approached the film with a little trepidation as there was a lot of hype surrounding...read the complete Fargo (1996) review at DVDActive (David Beamish)

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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

A central point of postscreening discussions about Fargo, a Coen brothers crime story about a botched kidnapping set in wintertime Minnesota and North Dakota, is whether this story is based on fact, as it claims to be--discussions that invariably lead...read the complete Fargo (1996) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

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