Blue Ruin

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Blue Ruin

R

2014

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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

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.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 5, 2015

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Keith Staskiewicz

Entertainment Weekly

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.

Rated: A

Jan 5, 2015

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

Blue Ruin starts promisingly with a hairy hobo living in a blue, rusty, bullet-holed Pontiac on a Delaware beach.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2015

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

This crowdfunded indie film is a tense, exciting thriller that deals with extreme situations in a gripping and cinematic way.

Jul 18, 2025

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JD Duran

InSession Film

We see a pretty massive physical transformation in Dwight as well as a metaphorical one that was pretty fascinating.

Rated: A-

Aug 19, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I love being taken for a ride and not knowing what lies ahead, especially in a movie centered around deep, moody suspense. “Blue Ruin” took me for that ride, and I was completely invested until the very end.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Bob B.

I saw this a few years ago, but being a child of ADHD I kept turning the channel and never really watched it fully. It’s called flicking the channel changer anyways ride fund the beginning. It could’ve been similar to a couple of events in my life not about the killing part but sleeping in the car. I never run through garbage for food, but I can see how somebody might if they were hungry enough although I would never do it myself I would think of something more creative like working at a Deadpool or something like that, but whoever wrote this story is very creative. I don’t know where his mind or imagination came from. Did he live these experiences or are they taken from other movies but yes, definitely awesome. Not much of a music score which it makes it more suspenseful and adds to the creativity all in all this is definitely a four star movie and should be recognized as a great cult film if you wish. kudos!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Art W

I'm a fan of revenge films in general and i was not disappointed with this one. The story is smart, fast paced, and has some unexpected twists.. the bad guys get theirs, that's for sure, but during it, the good guy damn near sacrifices all he cares about. Definitely worthwhile here... unpredictable, well acted, and just a kick ass story . I'm always thrilled when i watch a film i'd never heard of before stumbling on it on some Instagram movie recommendation reel and finding it memorable and fun.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Mackenzie A

Jeremy Saulnier's "Blue Ruin" is a small, quiet film brimming with smart directorial decisions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Thinking M

A serious downer—be forewarned. Tragic, sad and ultimately meaningful in its message that revenge is a serious mistake, especially when you don’t know who to be vengeful toward. 2 stars for that message. Otherwise, I wish I had not watched it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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vincent f

J'adore la voiture bleue mais tout le monde dépérit qui englobe ce film simple et futé.. A voir tranquillement !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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mark g

Brilliant movie! Somewhat of a minimalist approach when it comes to dialogue, somewhat Coen-like. And Jan Brady/Eve Plumb is in it and quite good. Loved and respected this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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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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