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==Reception== ''Ulee's Gold'' was well received by critics. On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has an approval rating of 94% based on reviews from 51 critics, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "Led by an outstanding Peter Fonda performance, ''Ulee's Gold'' movingly depicts a family in crisis -- and a patriarch willing to sacrifice for the good of others."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ulees_gold/ |title=''Ulee{{'}}s Gold'' | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=2022-11-04 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a score of 77 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ulees-gold |title=''Ulee{{'}}s Gold'' Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade "B+" on scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= ULEE'S GOLD (1997) B+ |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref> [[Andrew Johnston (critic)|Andrew Johnston]] wrote in ''[[Time Out NY|Time Out New York]]'': "The plot poses ample opportunities for cliches, all of which Nunez deftly avoids. The characters are wonderfully drawn and bring out the best in the actors βthe taciturn Fonda often seems to be channeling his father, and Richardson proves she's too talented to be wasting her time on ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ulee's Gold |last=Johnston |first=Andrew |date=June 12, 1997 |journal=Time Out New York}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s [[Todd McCarthy]] described the film as a "gem of rare emotional depth and integrity".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/ulee-s-gold-1200448259/ |title=Review: 'Ulee's Gold' |work=Variety |date=January 29, 1997 |access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave it 3.5 out of 4, and wrote: "Peter Fonda here reveals a depth of talent we did not suspect."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Ebert |title=Ulee's Gold |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ulees-gold-1997 |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=RogerEbert.com |date=June 27, 1997}}</ref>
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