Rotten
It isn't really about anything except making a commercial narrative movie outside the industry.
Pauline Kael, New Yorker
Blood Simple
Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...
1985 · 1h 37m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ethan Coen
,
Joel Coen
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.
Director and cast
- Ethan Coen Director
- Joel Coen Director
- John Getz as Ray
- Frances McDormand as Abby
- Dan Hedaya as Julian Marty
- M. Emmet Walsh as Loren Visser
- Samm-Art Williams as Meurice
- Deborah Neumann as Debra
- Raquel Gavia as Landlady
- Van Brooks as Man from Lubbock
- Señor Marco as Mr. Garcia
- William Creamer as Old Cracker
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Watch this film, and these film makers, closely. Neither will disappoint.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
An inordinately good low-budget film noir thriller.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
The movie remains mired in a smart-alecky film-school sensibility.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A remarkably assured debut for Coen.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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