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Blood Simple. (1984)

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All Time

of 190,179

463

1980's

of 12,798

49

1984

of 3,960

6
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,082
  
  87
  
  Crime of 1984
  
  of 35
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1980's
  
  of 363
  
  11
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  30
  
  Mystery of 1984
  
  of 16
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1980's
  
  of 178
  
  2
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,016
  
  104
  
  Thriller of 1984
  
  of 58
  
  2
  
  Thriller of the 1980's
  
  of 691
  
  14

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Blood Simple. (1984) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1408

Avg Critic Score:3.0194

Blood Simple. (1984) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The genius of "Blood Simple" is that everything that happens seems necessary. The movie's a blood-soaked nightmare in which greed and lust trap the characters in escalating horror. ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

A lot has been written about the visual style of "Blood Simple," but I think the appeal of the movie is more elementary. ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

An auspicious debut for director Joel Coen and for the Coen brothers as a writer and director team of this delightful film noir. ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

No review available ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

Blood Simple is essentially a retake on classic film noir, and certain elements have been unmistakably lifted from other movies. But the Coens have infused so much of their considerable imagination into the project, that no one can...read the complete Blood Simple. (1984) review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

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Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Blood Simple, the filmmaking debut of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen ( O Brother, Where Art Thou? ), has not aged a bit in the 16 years since it was first released. Taut, suspenseful, well-written, and superbly directed with a sly sense of black humor,...read the complete Blood Simple. (1984) review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

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The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)

Barrymore, a copy editor at Chicago Sun-Times, gets an undercover assignment that sends her back to high school to learn what today’s teenagers are going through. The script gives Barrymore’s character a chance to do everything right in school the...read the complete Blood Simple. (1984) review at The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)

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