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Blood Work

2002Movie1 h 50 minR

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Teens

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Keeps you guessing.
Feels like real life.
Keeps you on edge.
Puts you inside a crime.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 58Audiences 58GoodWatch 58
Metascore64
Tomatometer52%
User score6.5
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 22 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score40%
Box office
64%of its budget back
Budget
$50 M
Worldwide
$32 M
Worldwide it made back $32 M of the $50 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for thrillers, +6 min on the typical 104
typical 104110
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 46 countries, rent or buy in 53 more
+36
Released
2002
August 9, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeActionMysteryDrama
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 37
Directing · 4
Clint Eastwood Director, Producer
Robert Lorenz First Assistant Director, Executive Producer
Melissa Cummins Lorenz Second Assistant Director
Mable Lawson-McCrary Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
Brian Helgeland Screenplay
Michael Connelly Novel
Production · 2
Phyllis Huffman Casting
Judie Hoyt Co-Producer
Camera · 3
Tom Stern Director of Photography
Stephen S. Campanelli Steadicam Operator
Merie Weismiller Wallace Still Photographer
Editing · 3
Joel Cox Editor
Gary D. Roach Assistant Editor
Michael Cipriano Assistant Editor
Sound · 25
Lennie Niehaus Original Music Composer
Shawn Sykora Foley Editor
Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Boyes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan O'Connell Foley Artist
Beau Borders Sound Effects Editor
Art · 4
Henry Bumstead Production Design
Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
Jack G. Taylor Jr. Art Direction
Michael Sexton Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Deborah Hopper Costume Design
Carol A. O'Connell Key Hair Stylist
Francisco X. Pérez Key Makeup Artist
Patricia DeHaney Key Hair Stylist
Tania McComas Key Makeup Artist
Juliet Loveland Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
Jeff Sutherland Digital Compositor
Lighting · 1
Ross Dunkerley Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 9
Buddy Van Horn Stunt Coordinator
Todd Bryant Stunts
Sharon Schaffer Stunts
Ian Eyre Stunts
Buck McDancer Stunts
Gary J. Wayton Stunts

Tropes

Arch-Enemyin 723 titlesMcCaleb has the Code Killer, a serial killer his heart attack stopped him from catching. The Killer, once his identity is exposed, reveals he feels the same way.AB Negativein 93 titlesDrives the plot. McCaleb has a rare blood type (AB with CMV negative), which made a heart transplant even more difficult than usual.All 21 tropes

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