Is Blue Ruin violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Blue Ruin 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.

Does Blue Ruin end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

Blue Ruin

Name: Blue Ruin
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 2014
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb

Revenge comes home.

Directed by Jeremy Saulnier

Produced by Paradise City, filmscience

201490 min6.8 / 10

A grim, visceral revenge thriller that strips away heroic fantasy to show the messy, brutal consequences of vengeance on an ordinary, flawed man and his family.

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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Is Blue Ruin violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Blue Ruin scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Blue Ruin easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Blue Ruin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Blue Ruin sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

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