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Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin

Revenge comes home.

20146.81h 30m

Overview

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Written by Jeremy Saulnier
Produced by Vincent Savino, Richard Peete, Anish Savjani
Box OfficeBudget: $420KRevenue: $993K

Top Cast

Macon Blair

Macon Blair

Dwight Evans

Devin Ratray

Devin Ratray

Ben Gaffney

Amy Hargreaves

Amy Hargreaves

Sam Evans

Kevin Kolack

Kevin Kolack

Teddy Cleland

Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb

Kris Cleland

Stacy Rock

Stacy Rock

Hope Cleland

David Thompson

David Thompson

William

Brent Werzner

Brent Werzner

Carl Cleland

Sandy Barnett

Sandy Barnett

Wade Cleland Jr.

Sidné Anderson

Sidné Anderson

Officer Eddy

Themes & Keywords

release from prisonshotgunsisterautomobilerevengemurdervigilantedrifterdeathfamily feudold friendsvirginianeo-noircandidvengeanceviolence

About Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin is a crime, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of release from prison, shotgun, sister, automobile, revenge, murder. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, it stars Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves. When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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