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Blow Out (1981)

7.4 IMDb 88% RT 86/100 MC
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While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Brian De Palma

Box Office

$12,000,000

Runtime

1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. De Palma's best film according to a lot of people. The Criterion reviews have been positive.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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