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Blue Ruin

Play trailer Poster for Blue Ruin R,  2014,  1h 30m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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96% Tomatometer 145 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
An ominous piece of news sends a drifter (Macon Blair) back to his hometown to exact brutal -- and inept -- revenge for the deaths of his parents.
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Critics Consensus

Smart, stripped-down, and thrillingly grim, Blue Ruin proves that a well-told revenge story can still leave its audience on the edge of their seat.

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post Jan 5, 2015
4/4
The world doesn't need another empty genre exercise. But as Blue Ruin reminds us, it can always use more filmmakers of Saulnier's resourcefulness, sensitivity and quiet assurance. Go to Full Review
Keith Staskiewicz Entertainment Weekly Jan 5, 2015
A
With the same brand of realist irony the Coens used to cool down Blood Simple, writer-director Jeremy Saulnier slows the genre's heartbeat to gripping effect. Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) Jan 5, 2015
3/5
Blue Ruin starts promisingly with a hairy hobo living in a blue, rusty, bullet-holed Pontiac on a Delaware beach. Go to Full Review
Matt Oakes Silver Screen Riot Oct 15, 2026
A-
Revenge narratives are a dime a dozen but when storytellers are able to really get to the root of why these archetypal tales are so compelling, as Saulnier is able to do here, they strike a collective nerve. Go to Full Review
Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media Jul 18, 2025
This crowdfunded indie film is a tense, exciting thriller that deals with extreme situations in a gripping and cinematic way. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film Aug 19, 2024
A-
We see a pretty massive physical transformation in Dwight as well as a metaphorical one that was pretty fascinating. Go to Full Review
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Leia W Mar 16, 2019 7.3/10 -(Seen on 3/16/19)
Hagrid S Jan 4, 2019 Downright nasty and mean to the bitter end.
Albus M Nov 24, 2018 Saulnier has once again proven himself to be an immensely talented director that has a particular skill for recounting the sudden and abrupt nature of violence in human existence. Perhaps not his strongest work, but it still stands as being a singularly unique story told from an odd perspective. See more
Kylo L Oct 3, 2018 You never really know where Blue Ruin is going, what makes the movie very refreshing in a played out genre. Dwight is no superhero and every hit he takes influences the course of the story. See more
Rey W Sep 15, 2018 A slow burn that frustrates at times, but due to the decent plot its bearable. Its definitely not a horror.
Theodore S Aug 18, 2018 This is the most real film I have ever watched. Minimalist and dark, Blue Ruin takes you to the cleaners. You do not want to skip this film. See more
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Jeremy Saulnier

Director

Macon Blair

Dwight

Devin Ratray

Ben Gaffney

Amy Hargreaves

Sam

Kevin Kolack

Teddy Cleland

Eve Plumb

Kris Cleland

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Movie Info

Synopsis An ominous piece of news sends a drifter (Macon Blair) back to his hometown to exact brutal -- and inept -- revenge for the deaths of his parents.
Director
Jeremy Saulnier
Producer
Anish Savjani, Richard Peete, Vincent Savino
Screenwriter
Jeremy Saulnier
Distributor
Radius TWC
Production Co
Film Science, Neighborhood Watch
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$258.1K
Runtime
1h 30m
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