Offering a subversive take on the traditional revenge tale, a beach bum drifter finds himself in over his head when...
Offering a subversive take on the traditional revenge tale, a beach bum drifter finds himself in over his head when he tries to avenge the death of his parents in this 1970s-style thriller. FIPRESCI Prize winner for director Jeremy Saulnier at Cannes 2013.
Dwight (Macon Blair) leads a bleak life, sifting through dumpsters for food and sleeping in his run-down car, but when he receives news that a hometown felon has been released from prison, Dwight heads back there with murder on his mind. As he attempts to settle a score from his past, Dwight finds himself locked in a brutal, violent struggle with a close-knit, gun-wielding clan as he tries to protect what remains of his own family.
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96 %142 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %19,906 reviewsAudience score rating
"A lean and suspenseful genre piece that follows a bloody trail of vengeance to its cruel, absurd and logical conclusion."
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Variety
Variety"A cunning, suspenseful thriller... an impossible-to-ignore calling card from writer/director Jeremy Saulnier. Hollywood awaits."
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Total Film
Total Film"It's a taut, unflinching first act ... But as the bodies pile up and the plot circles in on itself, that beautifully constructed web of suspense begins to unravel."
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Time Out
Time Out"Odd revenge genre low-budgeter keeps the tradition of revenge killing all too alive."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A brutal stripped back thriller that suggests more great things to come from Jeremy Saulnier."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"A lean, tough, thoughtful thriller with depth... establishes Jeremy Saulnier as a promising indie auteur and Macon Blair as an unusual leading man."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBlue Ruin | Details
Award winner- FIPRESCI Prize winner (International Federation of Film Critics at Directors' Fortnight), Cannes Film Festival 2013.
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
