Does Blood Simple end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blood Simple scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blood Simple violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Blood Simple easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Blood Simple

Name: Blood Simple
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1985
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams, M. Emmet Walsh

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

Directed by Joel Coen

Produced by River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment

198597 min7.3 / 10

A darkly stylized neo-noir thriller where a simple murder plot spirals into a web of deception, paranoia, and bloodshed driven by miscommunication and moral corruption.

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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Questions people ask

Does Blood Simple end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Blood Simple scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Is Blood Simple violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Blood Simple easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Blood Simple sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.