Blood Simple
- Original title
- Blood Simple
- Year
- 1984
- Running time
- 96 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Film noir | Neo-noir. Crime. Cult movie. Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- Abby is cheating on her saloonkeeper husband, Marty. The object of her affections is Ray, one of Marty's bartenders. Marty hires Visser, an unscrupulous detective, to kill them. But Visser has other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of double and triple crosses that build to a bloodcurdling, surprise-filled climax.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1985: Sundance: Grand Jury Prize.1985: Independent Spirit awards: Best Director & Best Actor (Walsh). 3 nominations1985: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.
- Critics' reviews
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"It's like watching Alfred Hitchcock try to solve a Rubik's cube in a roadside diner."
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"It’s so derivative that it isn’t a thriller—it’s a crude, ghoulish comedy on thriller themes"
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"It is an exploitation picture disguised as a hipster comedy."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 80 My Favorite Noir Movies (63)
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