1985 1h 37m Joel Coen

Blood Simple

Name: Blood Simple
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 1985
Rating: 7.5
Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams

★ 7.5 IMDb

Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama

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.

Writers Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Cast John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams

DP Barry Sonnenfeld

Music Carter Burwell

Essays and Criticism

In conversation with other films

Style Versus Content by Jacob Wendt Jensen, FIPRESCI

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