Movie

Blood Simple

1984 · 97 min

A sweaty, slow-burning nightmare of mistrust and violence, full of tense set pieces and blackly funny touches.

Tagline: Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...
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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, deception, obsession, guilt
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
deception
obsession
guilt
violence
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild