Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin is a 2013 American revenge thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Macon Blair. Saulnier funded production on the film through a successful Kickstarter campaign, which MTV called "the perfect example of what crowdfunding can accomplish."

For the Australian band, see Blue Ruin (band).

Blue Ruin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeremy Saulnier
Written byJeremy Saulnier
Produced by
  • Tyler Byrne
  • Richard Peete
  • Vincent Savino
  • Alex Orr
  • Anish Savjani
Starring
CinematographyJeremy Saulnier
Edited byJulia Bloch
Music by
  • Brooke Blair
  • Will Blair
Production
companies
FilmScience
Neighborhood Watch Films
Distributed byRADiUS-TWC
Release dates
  • May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17) (Cannes)
  • April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$420,000
Box office$993,313

The film is named after the derelict blue Pontiac Bonneville which the main character Dwight operates.

Blue Ruin premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight section on May 17, 2013, and won the FIPRESCI Prize. The film was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards.

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