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Blue Ruin
A vulnerable drifter returns home after learning that the man tied to his family's destruction has been released, setting off a painfully realistic cycle of revenge.
Why it stands out
Why it stands out
Jeremy Saulnier turns revenge into a stripped-down study of fear, error and consequence. Its tension comes from vulnerability rather than invincibility.
Thriller profile
Thriller profile
- Director
- Jeremy Saulnier
- Release year
- 2013
- Thriller subgenres
- Thriller · Crime · Drama
- Essential selection position
- #1
- Language edition
- English
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