Blue Ruin Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Revenge comes home

Jul. 20, 2014

Blue Ruin

Release Date: Friday, April 25, 2014 Limited

Amy Hargreaves, Eve Plumb, Richard Peete, Devin Ratray, Jeremy Saulnier, Macon Blair, Anish Savjani, David W. Thompson, Kevin Kolack, Brent Werzner

R Thriller 1 hr, 32 m

3.3

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Plot

What's the story about?

The film follows a mysterious outsider whose quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

Cited as official plot version from radiustwc.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Blue Ruin.

M
Macon Blair
... Dwight

The Thicket, Green Room
D
Devin Ratray
... Ben Gaffney

Masterminds, The Lennon Report
A
Amy Hargreaves
... Sam

How He Fell In Love, Founders Day
K
Kevin Kolack
... Teddy Cleland
E
Eve Plumb
... Kris Cleland
D
David W. Thompson
... William

Fear Street Part 1: 1994
B
Brent Werzner
... Carl Cleland

Crew Behind the Film

The Blue Ruin behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jeremy Saulnier last directed Rebel Ridge and Hold the Dark. The film's writer Jeremy Saulnier last wrote Rebel Ridge and Green Room.

Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Screenwriter: Jeremy Saulnier
Producers: Richard Peete
Anish Savjani

Studio: RADiUS-TWC
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong bloody violence, and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 32 m
Tagline: Revenge comes home
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Blue Ruin movie trailers and clips.

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Blue Ruin Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Blue Ruin movie production.

Key Facts

A classic American revenge story that recently won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival where it screened in the Directors' Fortnight.

Production Updates

May 2013

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. The Weinstein Co.'s Radius label has acquired North American rights to the film. Eyeing a fall theatrical release.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Blue Ruin was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 25, 2014. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Other Woman, Brick Mansions and The Quiet Ones. As a limited release, Blue Ruin was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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