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Blow Out rating | Cinemuse

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Blow Out rating

Blow Out (1981) holds a 7.4 on IMDb from 78.7K votes, 8th among 1981 films.

IMDb

7.4

78.7K votes

Rank in 1981

8th

of 39 films with 25K+ votes

Metascore

86

as of January 5, 2026

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

critics

Brian De Palma's films by IMDb rating

Scarface19838.3
Carlito's Way19937.9
The Untouchables19877.8
Carrie19767.4
Blow Out (this film)19817.4
Phantom of the Paradise19747.3
Mission: Impossible19967.2
Casualties of War19897.1
Dressed to Kill19807.0
Body Double19846.8
Sisters19726.8
Obsession19766.7

IMDb rating and votes; the year rank counts 1981 films with 25,000+ votes. Critic scores are Wikidata snapshots, dated. Runtime is IMDb's listed runtime.

Sources: IMDb ratings and credits (as of 2026-10-07), Wikidata (as of 2026-10-07).

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