Blood Simple

1984 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Movie film Q237222
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Blood Simple is a crime film, neo-noir, film noir, drama film, suspense film, and independent film[1][2]. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films and the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[3].

Blood Simple

Summary

Blood Simple is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,537 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blood Simple received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Blood Simple received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4].
  • Blood Simple's image is recorded as Bloodsimple.png[5].
  • Blood Simple's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Blood Simple's director is recorded as Joel Coen[7].
  • Blood Simple's director is recorded as Ethan Coen[8].
  • Blood Simple's screenwriter is recorded as Joel Coen[9].
  • Blood Simple's screenwriter is recorded as Ethan Coen[10].
  • Blood Simple's composer is recorded as Carter Burwell[11].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as crime film[12].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as neo-noir[13].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as film noir[14].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as suspense film[16].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as independent film[17].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as horror film[18].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as thriller film[19].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as action film[20].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[21].
  • Blood Simple's genre is recorded as crime drama film[22].
  • Blood Simple's cast member is recorded as John Getz[23].
  • Blood Simple's cast member is recorded as Frances McDormand[24].
  • Blood Simple's cast member is recorded as Dan Hedaya[25].
  • Blood Simple's cast member is recorded as Samm-Art Williams[26].
  • Blood Simple's cast member is recorded as M. Emmet Walsh[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Joel Coen[28] and Ethan Coen[29]. Directors include Joel Coen[7] and Ethan Coen[8]. Screenwriters include Joel Coen[9] and Ethan Coen[10]. Cast members include John Getz[23], Frances McDormand[24], Dan Hedaya[25], Samm-Art Williams[26], M. Emmet Walsh[27], and Holly Hunter[30].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-03-26T00:00:00Z[31], +1985-09-26T00:00:00Z[32], and +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[33]. Blood Simple's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include crime film[12], neo-noir[13], film noir[14], drama film[15], suspense film[16], and independent film[17].

Reception

Awards received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], a film award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1929[37] and Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4], a class of award[38], in United States[39]. Reviews include 8.3/10[40], 94%[41], and 84/100[42].

Why It Matters

Blood Simple ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,537 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Blood Simple receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [30] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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