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Raising Arizona (1987)

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All Time

of 190,171

1,068

1980's

of 12,798

139

1987

of 4,129

13
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,901
  
  131
  
  Action of 1987
  
  of 120
  
  4
  
  Action of the 1980's
  
  of 854
  
  29
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,563
  
  200
  
  Comedy of 1987
  
  of 216
  
  7
  
  Comedy of the 1980's
  
  of 1,484
  
  50
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,082
  
  186
  
  Crime of 1987
  
  of 43
  
  5
  
  Crime of the 1980's
  
  of 363
  
  23

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Raising Arizona (1987) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0039

Avg Critic Score:2.9211

Raising Arizona (1987) Movie Reviews

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A very funny spoof about a colorful couple who must have a child and will try to get one by any means possible. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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H.I. (Cage) is an habitual, incompetent criminal, specializing in convenience store robberies, where he gets caught but receives light sentences because his gun is never loaded. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

I have a problem with movies where everybody talks as if they were reading out of an old novel about a bunch of would-be colorful characters. They usually end up sounding silly. ...read the complete Raising Arizona movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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filmcritic.com (Eric Meyerson)

It's said that two-thirds of Americans don't even bother to get a passport. While foreigners and Ivy Leaguers snicker over this as evidence of Americans' incuriosity about the world, I've always suspected that something else is at work. Even in an age...read the complete Raising Arizona (1987) review at filmcritic.com (Eric Meyerson)

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Netflix (James Rocchi)

[T]his kidnapping farce from Joel and Ethan Coen is a deft nod to classic screwball comedy....read the complete Raising Arizona (1987) review at Netflix (James Rocchi)

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DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

The lack of extras and the non-anamorphic transfer make this a much less attractive DVD but if you're a fan of the film you won't be disappointed with the clean, widescreen presentation. I'm inclined to speculate that there will be a special edition...read the complete Raising Arizona (1987) review at DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

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