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10 Best Movies Like Blood Simple

If you loved Blood Simple, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bound

Bound

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive gi...

#2
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial...

#3
The Killing

The Killing

1956★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight...

#4
China Moon

China Moon

1994★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but his partner is sh...

#5
Fatale

Fatale

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a wild one-night stand, successful sports agent Derrick Tyler watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything f...

#6
Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blood Simple for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated hus...

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