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Blue Ruin

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
75K
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Blue Ruin (2013)
A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
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A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal ... Read allA mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
75K
YOUR RATING
    • Jeremy Saulnier
    • Jeremy Saulnier
  • Stars
    • Macon Blair
    • Devin Ratray
    • Amy Hargreaves
    • Jeremy Saulnier
    • Jeremy Saulnier
  • Stars
    • Macon Blair
    • Devin Ratray
    • Amy Hargreaves
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 259User reviews
    • 298Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    Macon Blair
    Macon Blair
    • Dwight
    Devin Ratray
    Devin Ratray
    • Ben Gaffney
    Amy Hargreaves
    Amy Hargreaves
    • Sam
    Kevin Kolack
    Kevin Kolack
    • Teddy Cleland
    Ydaiber Orozco
    Ydaiber Orozco
    • Amanda (Rental House Mother)
    Ronald Sarcos
    • Eric (Rental House Father)
    Dani Santiago
    • Daughter #1
    Adrian Santiago
    • Daughter #2
    George Fredericks
    • Metal Detector Couple
    Elizabeth Fredericks
    • Metal Detector Couple
    Sidné Anderson
    Sidné Anderson
    • Officer Eddy
    Brooke Bennett
    • Smoking Girl
    Ellen Danaher
    • Pawn Shop Clerk
    Katie Kramer
    • Supermarket Cashier
    Shelley Illmensee
    Shelley Illmensee
    • SUV Driver
    Stacy Rock
    Stacy Rock
    • Hope Cleland (Cousin)
    Eve Plumb
    Eve Plumb
    • Kris Cleland (Sister)
    Brent Werzner
    Brent Werzner
    • Carl Cleland
      • Jeremy Saulnier
      • Jeremy Saulnier
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    • Trivia
      Ben Gaffney (Devin Ratray) is based on a real high school friend of director Jeremy Saulnier. Saulnier contacted the real Ben while he was writing the script to get an accurate representation of Ben's moral views, and gun collection.
    • Goofs
      When Dwight stops at the diner to inspect the parked cars, he tests the handle of the Chevrolet truck. The door is supposed to be locked, he goes on to bust the window out. However, when he tests the handle, the door opens a little bit, thus revealing that it wasn't locked in the first place.
    • Quotes

      Dwight: You know what's awful? Just 'cause my dad loved your mom... we all end up dead.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Stunt Double
      Written by Billy Brent Malkus

      Performed by The Texas Sapphires

    User reviews259

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    8/10
    Excellent Indie slow burner
    Apart from a few forgivable imperfections (remember, this is a debut film, after all), Blue Ruin is an excellent Indie drama/thriller.

    I disagree with the previous reviewer who referred to this as a movie with multiple and constant plot twists - what you get in Blue Ruin aren't actually plot twists, instead they are merely plot developments presented in a story that is told in a fashion that is not strictly linear.

    This is a well shot (some creative use of visual techniques and shot selections in this film), well written, engaging film that draws you in and keeps you watching right to the very end, despite the fact that it deliberately takes in time in various places.

    I couldn't help but think of Take Shelter when I watched this film - both movies have a similar stylistic sensibility, where things are not overplayed, and the lead protagonist has an eccentricity and vulnerability about them that you just can't look away from.

    A great film, well worthy of the 90 minutes it takes to get through, and a clear sign that this filmmaker has a very successful future ahead of him.
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    • Release date
      • July 9, 2014 (France)
      • United States
      • France
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    • Filming locations
      • Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Lab of Madness
      • Film Science
      • Neighborhood Watch
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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