Coen brother's also made Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink, and Miller's Crossing, and recently "The Man Who Wasn't There".
I've usually found that some of the best movies are the ones that other people hate. At least it means its getting to somebody. Notice mine on this list. People love those things.
Both times I saw Fargo in the theaters people walked out. My old man told me he went to see "Clockwork Oragne" when it came out and he and about half the audience walked out. That's considered quite a classic by now.