Blue Ruin
“Revenge comes home.”
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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Cast
17 people
Macon Blair
Dwight Evans
Known for
Swamp Thing
Green Room
David W. Thompson
William
Devin Ratray
Ben Gaffney
Known for
Home Alone
The Tick
Amy Hargreaves
Sam Evans
Known for
13 Reasons Why
Homeland
Kevin Kolack
Teddy Cleland
Known for
Crystal Lake
Eve Plumb
Kris Cleland
Known for
The Brady Bunch
Stacy Rock
Hope Cleland
Known for
Murder Party
David Thompson
William
Known for
Panic
It's What's Inside
Brent Werzner
Carl Cleland
Known for
Green Room
Sandy Barnett
Wade Cleland Jr.
Also in
Crabwalk
Murder Party
Sidné Anderson
Officer Eddy
Known for
Big Fan
Bonnie Johnson
Margaret Gaffney
Known for
Manhunt
The Last Song
Jeremy Saulnier Director · Brooke Blair Composer Will Blair Composer
Worldwide gross $993K · Budget $420K · United States release April 25, 2014
Box office
Budget
$420,000
Worldwide gross
$993,313
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Paradise City
Production
filmscience
Production
The Lab Of Madness
Production
Neighborhood Watch
Production
United States · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 17, 2013
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · April 25, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
September 22, 2013 · Premiere · Austin Fantastic Fest
Argentina
May 21, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
October 10, 2013 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
April 11, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
October 30, 2013 · Premiere · Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival Bruges
April 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 25, 2014 · Theatrical
July 22, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Canada
September 9, 2013 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
April 25, 2014 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
April 3, 2014 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
France
July 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
August 27, 2014 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
December 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
October 25, 2014 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
November 6, 2014 · Theatrical
November 12, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 2014 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
May 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
October 7, 2014 · TV
Italy
November 22, 2013 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
March 18, 2015 · Theatrical · DVD
Japan
February 14, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 20, 2014 · Premiere · International Film Festival Vilnius
Luxembourg
February 28, 2014 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Malta
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 14, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2014 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
May 22, 2014 · Theatrical
September 9, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Norway
November 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Poland
July 25, 2014 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
August 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 6, 2015 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Slovenia
November 12, 2014 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
Spain
October 31, 2014 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
November 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
August 15, 2013 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
July 9, 2014 · Theatrical · French
July 17, 2014 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
October 30, 2014 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 21, 2014 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
September 8, 2014 · Theatrical
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