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Blue Ruin
- Theatrical - Wide 2014-04-25
- Cast Macon Blair Devin Ratray Amy Hargreaves
- Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
- Written by Jeremy Saulnier
Box Office Gross:
$993,313
Running Time:
90 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Paradise City, filmscience, The Lab Of Madness, Neighborhood Watch
Genres:
JoBlo's Rating
Synopsis
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... See more protect his estranged family.
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