Blood Simple (1984)
Directed by Joel Coen · 97 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller
62.3 TOPICAL score · #1,152 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1984, directed by Joel Coen) has a TOPICAL score of 62.3 - ranked 1,152 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (1,699 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (1,699 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages
- Still read46,025 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand (actor #17), Dan Hedaya (actor #1,451), Samm-Art Williams