Blue Ruin fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Blue Ruin is nerve-racking and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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Revenge comes home.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Blue Ruin is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Fandango at Home Free, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 30 min
Blue Ruin runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Blue Ruin higher (87) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $420,000 to make and earned $993,313 worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, France.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Blue Ruin in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for Blue Ruin, including Vomit Indiscretion Shot, My God, What Have I Done?, Politically Incorrect Villain.
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