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Blood Simple (1984)
- R
- 03/26/1984 (US)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- 1h 37m
Breaking up is hard to do.
Overview
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.
Joel Coen
Director, WriterEthan Coen
Writer, DirectorCast
![John Getz's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/NL52y1nH5SZMlJKfKpPBnofoJk.jpg)
John Getz
Ray![Frances McDormand's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/r0A7hZsM1zuavTr0jN7bwmBcliR.jpg)
Frances McDormand
Abby![Dan Hedaya's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/evL3mV8hNIjZOb1XG3qtgmiTgS5.jpg)
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty![M. Emmet Walsh's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7qhQ8VZ8cFHV5c5y1GQ9ISTxwQZ.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
Loren Visser![Samm-Art Williams's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3lQKRozD3rzYuZV4XlY1ZugZzSD.jpg)
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice![Deborah Neumann's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9gR9VxI9oz71zRR6RA7Ivof1wCB.jpg)
Deborah Neumann
Debra![Raquel Gavia's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9GPuaUM0dGtTDdstPbEGRWFSWnv.jpg)