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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) · CriticCrunch

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Movie2003·102 min

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Action Crime Thriller Western

A action crime film directed by Robert Rodriguez.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 50%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

About Once Upon a Time in Mexico

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Gritty
Story Tags: corruption power, betrayal, fate destiny, action combat, espionage, politics, mexico, rivals, assassin hitman, anti hero, revenge quest, conspiracy, undercover infiltration, corruption, drug trade

3K ratings

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Details

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Language: English

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Cheech Marin

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How Once Upon a Time in Mexico Ranks

All movies

Top 50%

2000s movies

Top 44%

Action movies

Top 53%

2000s Action movies

Top 48%

Robert Rodriguez films#11 of 22

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the vibe

Once Upon a Time in Mexico Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

stylized

gritty

What it's about

revenge questconspiracyundercover infiltrationcorruption powerbetrayalfate destinyassassin / hitmananti-herorivalsaction combatespionagepoliticscorruptiondrug trademexico

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled