Blue Ruin vs Just Play Dead
Just Play Dead has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Blue Ruin). Blue Ruin is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 37m. Blue Ruin is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Ruin
Just Play Dead| Blue Ruin | Just Play Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Jeremy Saulnier | Martin Campbell |
| Main cast | Devin Ratray, Macon Blair, David Thompson, Brent Werzner, Amy Hargreaves | Eoin Macken, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Jason Fernández |
Synopsis
Blue Ruin
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.
Just Play Dead
A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.
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