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Blue Ruin

2013 · 90 min · Director: Jeremy Saulnier ★ IMDb 7.1 · 88,091 ratings

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Dwight Evans' lives his life as a beach vagrant. He has no contact with his sister, and his parents were murdered ten years prior. When he gets word that his parents' killer, Wade Cleland, is set to be released from prison, Dwight decides that he has nothing left to lose and sets out on a quest to avenge his parents' deaths. Dwight succeeds in killing Wade, but complications emerge when his botched getaway allows the Cleland family the opportunity to vow revenge.

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Blue Ruin (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Cast

Macon Blair

Dwight Evans

DR
Devin Ratray

Devin Ratray

Ben Gaffney

AH
Amy Hargreaves

AH
Amy Hargreaves

Sam Evans

KK
Kevin Kolack

Teddy Cleland

EP
Eve Plumb

Kris Cleland

SR
Stacy Rock

Hope Cleland

DT
David Thompson

William

BW
Brent Werzner

Carl Cleland

SB
Sandy Barnett

Wade Cleland Jr.

SA
Sidné Anderson

Officer Eddy

BJ
Bonnie Johnson

Margaret Gaffney

YO
Ydaiber Orozco

Amanda

DL
Daniel L. Kelly

Large Man

EG
Erica Genereux Smith

Rock Girl

AH
Abigail Horton

Babysitter

GF
George Fredericks

Metal Detector Couple

Details

Directed by
Jeremy Saulnier
Written by
Jeremy Saulnier
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 88,091 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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