Blood Simple

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Breaking up is hard to do.

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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Alternative Titles

Blood Simple [Directors Cut], Blood simple - Sangue facile, Sang pour sang, Simplemente sangre, 분노의 저격자, Blood Simple., Śmiertelnie Proste, Krvavo jednostavno, Sangre fácil, Проста кръв, Sang fàcil, Zbytečná krutost, Et nemt offer, Blood Simple - Eine mörderische Nacht, Μόνο αίμα, Sangre Fácil, רציחות פשוטות, Véresen egyszerű, Blood Simple - Sangue Facile, ブラッドシンプル, 블러드 심플, Paprastas kraujas, Gosto de Sangue, Sangue por Sangue, Просто кровь, Kansız, Просто кров, 血迷宫, 血迷宮

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26 Mar 1984
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12 Oct 1984
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30 Jan 1985
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12 Feb 1986
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06 Oct 2017
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07 Sep 1984
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18 Jan 1985
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01 Feb 1985
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31 May 1985
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27 Nov 1987
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25 Dec 1988
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30 Nov 2000
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17 Oct 2019
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20 Jul 2023
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08 Apr 2010
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25 Dec 1988
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11 Dec 1986
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26 Aug 1985
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27 Nov 1987
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03 Jul 1985
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26 Sep 1985
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20 Jul 2023
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18 Apr 1986
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31 May 1985
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22 Aug 1985
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07 Mar 1987
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28 Mar 1985
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30 Nov 2000
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08 Apr 2010
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11 Apr 1985
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12 Feb 1986
  • Theatrical limitedM/16 FANTASPORTO - Porto International Film Festival
17 Oct 2019
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30 Jan 1985
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10 May 1985
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01 Feb 1985
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10 Oct 2004
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06 Oct 2017
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26 Mar 1984
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12 Oct 1984
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18 Jan 1985
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01 Jul 2016
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26 Sep 1985
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