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Blood Simple (1985) · Pop Next

Blood Simple

R19851h 37mCrimeDramaThriller

Blood Simple

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

83Pop Score9 of 9 sources

Critics +12 vs audiences

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.

Director, Writer, Editor: Joel Coen
Writer, Editor: Ethan Coen
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Editor: Don Wiegmann

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Critics

89

Rotten Tomatoes94%113 reviews
Metacritic84/10033 reviews
Roger Ebert

Top billed cast

John GetzRay
Frances McDormandAbby
Dan HedayaJulian Marty

Details

Status: Released
Release date: 18 Jan 1985
Original language: English
Links: IMDb TMDB

4.0/4

Audiences

77

IMDb7.5/10115.3K votes
RT Audience88%2.2K votes
Metacritic Users7.7/10145 votes
Letterboxd3.9/5207.9K votes
Trakt73%2.7K votes
TMDB72%1.7K votes

Samm-Art WilliamsMeurice

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet WalshPrivate Detective

Deborah Neumann

Deborah NeumannDebra

Raquel Gavia

Raquel GaviaLandlady

Van BrooksMan from Lubbock

Señor MarcoMr. Garcia

William CreamerOld Cracker

Loren BivensStrip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdamsStrip Bar Senator

Shannon SedwickStripper

Nancy FingerGirl on Overlook

William Preston Robertson

William Preston RobertsonRadio Evangelist (voice)

Holly Hunter

Holly HunterHelene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry SonnenfeldMarty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

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