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Blood Simple

Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...

Film19851h 37mReleased

DramaThrillerCrime
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Director
Joel Coen
Language
English
Released
1985-01-18
Runtime
1h 37m

Community score

7.31,651 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.2

The story

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

Cast

  • John Getz
    John GetzRay
  • Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormandAbby
  • Dan Hedaya
    Dan HedayaJulian Marty
  • Samm-Art Williams
    Samm-Art WilliamsMeurice
  • M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet WalshPrivate Detective
  • Deborah Neumann
    Deborah NeumannDebra
  • Raquel Gavia
    Raquel GaviaLandlady
  • Van Brooks — artwork unavailable
    Van BrooksMan from Lubbock
  • Señor Marco — artwork unavailable
    Señor MarcoMr. Garcia
  • William Creamer — artwork unavailable
    William CreamerOld Cracker