Dwight Evans, a vagrant, lives out of his dilapidated blue Pontiac Bonneville in Delaware. He survives by scavenging for food and money. After learning of the impending release of Wade Cleland, the man who murdered Dwight’s parents twenty years earlier, Dwight returns to his hometown in Virginia. He goes to a firearms store to buy a gun, but buys a postcard instead and sends it to his sister.
Dwight parks outside the prison, watches the Clelands collect Wade in a limousine and follows them. They go to a local club to celebrate Wade’s release. Dwight follows Wade to the club’s restroom and fatally stabs him in the temple using a knife he took from the club’s kitchen while sneaking into the building. On his way back out to his car, Dwight uses the same blade he used to kill Wade to slash one of the limousine’s tires, but badly cuts his hand open in the process.
Upon returning to the Bonneville, Dwight realizes he doesn’t have the keys, having dropped them while in the club. So Dwight steals the Clelands’ limousine. William, a teenage member of the Cleland family, is revealed to still be in the back of the limo. Upon discovering William in the car, Dwight lets him go. William implies that Wade didn’t kill Dwight’s parents as he runs away.
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After cleaning himself up, Dwight visits his sister Sam for the first time in years and tells her that he has killed Wade. Sam is shocked but relieved by this revelation. Dwight surmises that the Clelands have decided to seek revenge without police involvement. Since Dwight’s car is registered to Sam’s address, she flees her home with her daughters and Dwight waits in the family house for the Clelands’ attack.
Wade’s two brothers, Teddy and Carl, arrive in Dwight’s car. As Dwight escapes, he runs over Teddy and places the unconscious body in the trunk. Before he can drive away, Carl shoots Dwight in the thigh with a crossbow.
After having the wound treated at a hospital, Dwight returns to Sam’s house to clean up from the attack. He tracks down Ben Gaffney, an old high school friend, and asks for help. After obtaining a rifle, Dwight interrogates Teddy at gunpoint on Ben’s property. Teddy reveals that Wade was not his parents’ killer.
It is revealed that the events that led to the murder of Dwight’s parents began because Dwight’s father and Wade Sr.’s wife were having an affair. As revenge, Wade’s now-deceased father killed Dwight’s father; Dwight’s mother’s death was incidental. Teddy gains the upper hand and wrestles the gun away from Dwight but is shot dead by Ben.
Dwight goes to the Clelands’ house and removes as many firearms as he can from the home. He buries Teddy and waits to ambush the Clelands. He leaves a message on the answering machine informing them of Teddy’s death and asks them to leave Sam out of the dispute.
When it becomes clear that the Clelands intend to kill Sam, Dwight fatally shoots Carl. He holds the women at gunpoint while musing about whether he should kill them all. William enters, shoots Dwight, and refuses to murder him. Dwight tells William to leave with his car and reveals their connection through their parents’ affair.
In a tragic turn of events, Dwight and Kris end up fatally shooting each other while Hope dies accidentally. A despondent William leaves as Dwight dies on the floor, hinting that the keys are in the car. The next day, the Virginia postcard Dwight sent gets delivered to Sam.
Watch Blue Ruin for an intense tale of revenge and redemption. Discover the full story of Dwight Evans and the consequences of his actions in this gripping thriller.