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Blow the Man Down
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 86, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a tight-knit fishing village in Maine, two sisters are reeling from the recent death of their mother. Their grief is compounded when they become entangled in the cover-up of a terrible crime. As they try to dispose of the evidence, they uncover the town's deep-seated secrets, which are guarded by a group of formidable older women who have always run things their way. The sisters find themselves navigating a web of lies, blackmail, and long-held grudges, discovering that their quaint hometown is a hotbed of corruption and hidden violence.
Details
- Directors
- Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
- Writers
- Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
- Studio
- Secret Engine, Tango Entertainment
- Released
- 26 April 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →2 wins from 11 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best First Screenplay | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Award 2021 | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | The cast of Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Golden Tomato Awards 2021 | Best-Reviewed Thriller of 2020 | Blow the Man Down | Winner |
| Glasgow Film Festival 2020 | Audience Award | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Award 2020 | Best Indie Film | Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Award 2020 | Best Picture | Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival 2020 | New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Philadelphia Film Festival 2019 | Best Narrative Feature | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
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11 awards — Blow the Man Down
×| Best First Screenplay | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Winner |
| Best Narrative Feature | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Best-Reviewed Thriller of 2020 | Blow the Man Down | Winner |
| Best Indie Film | Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Best Narrative Feature | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | The cast of Blow the Man Down | Nominee |
| Audience Award | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |
| New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize | Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy | Nominee |