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The Matador

2005 · 97 min

A wry, offbeat buddy film that balances dark humor with unexpected tenderness, following two lost men as they stumble toward connection.

Tagline
A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...
Overview
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Richard Shepard
Written by
Richard Shepard
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Portia Dawson, Adam Scott, Israel Tellez, Arlin Miller, Azucena Medina
Music
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
David Tattersall
Runtime
97 min
Country
Germany, Mexico, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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