Blood Simple

About Blood Simple

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 crime thriller film directed by Joel Coen. Its themes are texas, killer, money, and extramarital affair.

John Getz appears as Ray, Frances McDormand as Abby, Dan Hedaya as Julian Marty, and Samm-Art Williams as Meurice. Released in January 1985, it runs 97 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. American members can watch it on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel, and Criterion Channel.

Payback, Killer Joe, and Shallow Grave make useful companions to Blood Simple, all filed under double cross and neo-noir. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,711 votes and it carries a R rating.