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Blood Simple

1985·1h 39m·R
DramaCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
114,079 votes
Metascore
84
Metacritic

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.

Blood Simple is a 1985 drama crime movie, starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 114,079 votes and runs 1h 39m.

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Stars
John Getz
Frances McDormand
M. Emmet Walsh
Dan Hedaya
Details
1985-01-18
99 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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