@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-22 12:00 UTC
The script for Fargo feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
“Not even a post-credits scene could save this.”
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1996 · Crime / Drama / Thriller
Fargo
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED19%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED25%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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ICE COLD · STRUCTURALLY PERFECT
ICE COLD · 0–20%
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
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RELEASE DATE
1996
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Crime / Drama / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
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@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-11 19:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Fargo.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-06 05:00 UTC
Fargo: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-03 05:00 UTC
Fargo has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
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Fargo (1996) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 19/100.
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Fargo works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for crime fans. With a Burn Index of 19/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Fargo worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Fargo scores 19/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/flicks · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.2k points
Hot Take: Fargo's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, Fargo would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Fargo?
Rewatched Fargo last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/TrueFilm · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 0.5k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Fargo actually is?
Director clearly thought Fargo was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/TrueFilm · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 1.1k points
The cinematography in Fargo is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Fargo. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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