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A Day Without a Mexican

2004 · 97 min

A playful, message-driven what-if that mixes broad comedy with earnest social commentary, leaving you amused but also nudged to think.

Directed by
Sergio Arau
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Tagline
There goes the neighborhood.
Overview
When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers.

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Directed by
Sergio Arau
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • race
  • class
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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