Blood Simple

Name: Blood Simple
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Classic
Released: 1984
Duration: 99 min
Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen19841h 39mCrime, Drama, Thriller, Classic

Why we chose it

Joel and Ethan Coen made their first film with Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”), who was making her first film too. This Texas neo-noir really is simple, but the Coens’ wit and playfulness are already there in a tight, funny comedy of errors where everything that can go wrong does.

Synopsis

Marty runs a roadside bar in Texas, and the private detective he hired brings bad news: his wife is sleeping with one of the bartenders who work for him. The detective even has photos from the motel. So Marty offers him ten thousand dollars to kill them both.