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Blood Simple

 1984
 99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)
Blood Simple
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Directed by

Joel Coen · Ethan Coen

Starring

John Getz · Frances McDormand · Dan Hedaya · M. Emmet Walsh · Samm-Art Williams · Deborah Neumann

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
18th January 1985

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 7th Jul '00
  • Debut position: 56
  • Highest position: 24
  • Debut gross: $43 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $1.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Blood Simple: A Masterclass for Filmmakers and Festival Programmers  raindance.org Mon, 29th September 2025

41 Years Later, Near-Perfect Crime Thriller Masterpiece Getting New Release  MovieWeb Fri, 28th August 2026

The 10 Greatest Neo-Noirs of the '80s, Ranked  Collider Fri, 28th August 2026

Blood Simple at 40: how the Coens set the standard for modern noir  The Guardian Sat, 18th January 2025

The difficulty of watching BLOOD SIMPLE in 2001  Moviejawn Wed, 28th August 2024

Blood Simple Review: Neo-Noir Masterpiece  Loud And Clear Reviews Thu, 2nd October 2025