Blood Simple

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

7.3/ 10 1,623 votes 1985-01-18 1h 37m 4 popularity

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: Joel Coen

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Budget

$2M

Revenue

$4M

Cast

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John Getz

Ray

Frances McDormand

Abby

Dan Hedaya

Julian Marty

Samm-Art Williams

Meurice

M. Emmet Walsh

Private Detective

Deborah Neumann

Debra

Raquel Gavia

Landlady

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Van Brooks

Man from Lubbock

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