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Dark Blood

Play trailer Poster for Dark Blood 2012,  1h 26m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A widower living in the desert waits for the end of the world. When a wealthy married couple arrives seeking shelter, the widower becomes obsessed with the wife.

Critics Reviews

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Scott Foundas Village Voice Feb 24, 2013
Dark Blood quickly announces itself as pure folly -- a movie that, had it made it to theaters two decades ago, would be long forgotten by now, save for the occasional late-night airing in the basic-cable badlands. Go to Full Review
Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter Feb 14, 2013
Left unfinished when River Phoenix died of drug-related causes in the middle of shooting, this terrifically played and superbly photographed three-hander reveals to what extent the 23-year-old star was an intense and unpredictable talent. Go to Full Review
Boyd van Hoeij Variety Oct 22, 2012
Phoenix exerts a suitably charismatic and commanding air in his final role, making Boy a complex, fully mature character. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Oct 10, 2013
B-
It's fascinating to watch the feature after all these years of rumors and leaked clips, finally able to grasp the last images of River Phoenix before his untimely death. For that alone, Dark Blood is worth a look. Go to Full Review
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Hermione W Jul 31, 2017 Apparently the only reason anyone can find for watching this is the fact that it is River Phoenix' final film, since it's not only incomplete but mainly sterile and forgettable, unable to be tense or sexy as a provocative thriller and with some serious racist and sexist undertones. See more
Leia M Feb 7, 2017 This film was a long time coming. I'd been waiting for it since 1993. The film suffers as a result of the untimely death of its star, River Phoenix, but this mostly finished film still has enough in it to warrant a viewing from fans. I am glad that it was finally edited and finished as much as it could be. See more
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Cast & Crew

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George Sluizer

Director

River Phoenix

Boy

Jonathan Pryce

Harry Fletcher

Judy Davis

Buffy Fletcher

Karen Black

Motel Woman

T. Dan Hopkins

Joe Tapesi

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Dark Blood

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Movie Info

Synopsis A widower living in the desert waits for the end of the world. When a wealthy married couple arrives seeking shelter, the widower becomes obsessed with the wife.
Director
George Sluizer
Producer
JoAnne Sellar
Screenwriter
Jim Barton
Production Co
Fine Line Features, Scala Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 26m
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