# Blood Simple (1985)

> A Texas bar owner’s murderous scheme turns an affair and a contract killing into a darkly comic maze of blood, suspicion, and mistaken assumptions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6351

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Joel Coen
- Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams, M. Emmet Walsh, Deborah Neumann, Raquel Gavia, Van Brooks
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: sardonic, ghoulish, tense, late night noir viewing, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A web of deceit and betrayal unravels in the heart of Texas.

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