Blood Simple

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

7.2

1985

1h 37m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Joel Coen

Producers

Ethan Coen

Writers

Joel Coen

Ethan Coen

Cinematography

Barry Sonnenfeld

Music

Carter Burwell

Cast (17)

John Getz

Ray

Frances McDormand

Abby

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