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Critic rating 9.3

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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 10

It entices you to revel in its details...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...a gripping, drum-tight noir masterpiece...

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Critic Simran Hans
rated 8

...a reminder that the Coens are formalist film-makers first, with keen noses for composition and taut, structured storytelling, as well as masters of black comedy.

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Michael Thomsen
rated 8

Coen brødrenes første film. Ikke deres bedste, men der er flere klassiske scener dog.

2 years ago
Critic Jonna Vanhatalo
rated 10

...otvivelaktigt en av de bästa moderna noir-filmerna och även om den i annat fall kanske inte kan kallas modern längre, så kommer den aldrig kännas förlegad.

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Cast & Crew

Ethan Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Writer
Joel Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Writer
M. Emmet Walsh
As Loren Visser
Dan Hedaya
As Julian Marty

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In the neo-noir crime thriller Blood Simple, a seedy Texas bar owner (Dan Hedaya) hires a private detective (M. Emmet Walsh) to kill his unfaithful wife (Frances McDormand) and her lover (John Getz). The detective has his own plans and motives, which spiral out of control when the murder plot is unexpectedly foiled. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, everyone involved becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.

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Blood Simple was released in theaters on July 7, 2000.