Blood Simple (1984)

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

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Zeltaebar

Stylish. Dark. Slow. Witty. Serious. Great.

 7 years ago
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devilsadvocado

I've now seen every one of their films, this one being the last I needed to accomplish that. What do I do now?

 7 years ago
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criscoJovan

Imagine how the child of Dan Hedaya and Frances McDormand must look like. That kid must have an impressive dimple in his chin.
Hah! I love Frances McDormand but boy was I thinking the same thing.

 7 years ago

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