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Fargo (1996) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Fargo (1996) a score of 3.1783 out of 4

based on (78) reviews

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Excellent

(27)

Very Good

(44)

Good

(7)

Fair

(0)

Poor

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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)