Blood for Dust

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Blood for Dust

R

Released Apr 19

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

Action

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Reckless Ricky (Kit Harington) makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff (Scoot McNairy), covers the same territory Ricky runs guns through. Desperate to find some financial relief for his struggling family, Cliff agrees to partner with Ricky, to commit cross-state drug and gun deliveries for a mid-level American cartel boss John (Josh Lucas). When a simple exchange turns into a bloodbath after Ricky kills everyone in a territory grab, the pair find themselves in a pressure cooker situation where unlikely drug dealer Cliff must fight as hard as he can to stay alive.

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Critics Consensus

A grim throwback with a terrific cast, Blood for Dust is a spare and familiar story told with sturdy execution.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“Blood for Dust” never makes one false move as it leads its characters into temptation and then hell.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 2, 2024

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

[W]hatever its shortcomings, including too much solemnity and not enough jokes, there's no denying that the film creates a powerful mood and sustains it.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 19, 2024

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

[A] modest, character-driven modern noir.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 19, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Cinema Daily US

The setup is promising but the end product doesn’t fully deliver, offering a sobering, often gruesome tale of bad decisions from impossible choices and the consequences that inevitably follow.

Rated: B-

Jul 24, 2024

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

Blackhurst’s gritty and grounded storytelling in “Blood for Dust” breathes new life into the plot device, and—with the brilliantly-acted contentious chemistry betwen McNairy and Harrington—succeeds perfectly.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Jon Mendelsohn

CBR

Blood for Dust is a thriller that's so grim it sucks out any possible fun and meaning. The soundtrack is enticing, but insinuates suspense, which never truly comes during this film's runtime.

May 1, 2024

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A story of deceit and desperation, trust and commitment and fear and hope, wrapped inside a suspenseful thriller about and guns, drugs and money. Unassuming and lowbrow but rich enough to keep you engaged all the way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Fred B

Blood for Dust is slow (some say moody). You are undoubtedly engaged from the start with the struggle and dilema of the main characters, but after a while you lose this will. The thing is just too slow and, importantly, as the plot develops, the story has just one too many significant plot holes, or omissions. If its a rainy day, and you need to mark time, perhaps give this a go, but otherwise it's not a first choice.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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Steve K

A slow burn, only for the patient viewer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Scott A

Edge of my seat the entire way. Captures the vast beauty of the mountain west in a while never letting you get too comfortable. 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Grace L

Suspenseful, moody and incredibly poignant. All of the performances are raw and powerful!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Tina L

I saw this film twice. The performances are so subtle and the characters’ developments so intense, you just want to know more and more. Ah, the things we do for love!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Synopsis

Reckless Ricky (Kit Harington) makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff (Scoot McNairy), covers the same territory Ricky runs guns through. Desperate to find some financial relief for his struggling family, Cliff agrees to partner with Ricky, to commit cross-state drug and gun deliveries for a mid-level American cartel boss John (Josh Lucas). When a simple exchange turns into a bloodbath after Ricky kills everyone in a territory grab, the pair find themselves in a pressure cooker situation where unlikely drug dealer Cliff must fight as hard as he can to stay alive.

Director: Rod Blackhurst
Producer: Noah Lang, Mark Fasano, Nathan Klingher, Bobby Campbell, Arun Kumar, Ari Novak, Bernard Kira
Screenwriter: David Ebeltoft
Distributor: The Avenue
Production Co: Studio 507, BondIt Media Capital, Boxo Productions, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company , Gramercy Park Media, Nickel City Pictures, Good Wizard, JaiD7 Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Material/Nudity|Suicide|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m

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