Blood Simple
“Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...”
1985•R•1h 37m•7.3•Released
CrimeDramaThriller
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
Writer
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$4M
Languages
English
Studio
River Road Productions
Cast
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
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Production
Company
River Road Productions
Company
Foxton Entertainment
Producer
Ethan Coen
Recommended
7.2
Bound
1996
6.6
A Perfect Murder
1998
7.6
The Killing
1956
7.7
Touch of Evil
1958
6.1
China Moon
1994
6
Fatale
2020
6.3
The Bedroom Window
1987
6.5
Killer Joe
2012
5.9
Manhattan Night
2016
7.1
The Getaway
1972
5.9
Sweet Virginia
2017
5.8
The Killer Inside Me
2010
6.2
Heatwave
2022
7.6
Out of the Past
1947
6.2
Tightrope
1984
6.9
Mr. Brooks
2007
5.8
Deep Water
2022
6.3
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
6.1
Crime of Passion
1956
7.4
The Long Goodbye
1973
Similar Movies
7.8
The Theory of Everything
2014
6.4
The Principal
1987
5.6
The Tiger's Tail
2006
6.6
He's Just Not That Into You
2009
3.2
Side Roads
1988
7.3
Europa
1991
5.3
DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
4.5
The Alchemistic Suitcase
2009
6.6
The Four Feathers
2002
7.2
The Wedding Banquet
1993
6.1
Eraser
1996
6.8
Brick
2006
8
The Sting
1973
6
Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean
1990
8.3
Death of a Salesman
2000
6.7
Dead Presidents
1995
6.6
The Salton Sea
2002
7
Three Times
2005
3.9
That Beautiful Somewhere
2007
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989