Blood Simple
Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so 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.
- Director
- Joel Coen
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $4M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Blood Simple returned 2.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Jan 18, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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