Blood Simple

1985 · directed by Joel Coen

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Blood Simple (1985), directed by Joel Coen, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Getz
• Frances McDormand
• Dan Hedaya
• Samm-Art Williams
• M. Emmet Walsh
• Deborah Neumann
• Raquel Gavia
• Van Brooks
• Señor Marco
• William Creamer

Crew

• Barry Sonnenfeld — Director of Photography
• Don Wiegmann — Editor
• Ethan Coen — Editor
• Joel Coen — Editor
• Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer
• Ethan Coen — Writer
• Joel Coen — Writer

More from Joel Coen

1. Fargo (1996) — 96/100 · hit
2. No Country for Old Men (2007) — 90/100 · hit
3. Barton Fink (1991) — 82/100 · hit
4. The Big Lebowski (1998) — 81/100 · hit
5. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) — 81/100 · hit
6. True Grit (2010) — 80/100 · hit

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