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Get the Gringo

2012 · 96 min

A gritty, fast-paced crime thriller with dark humor and a surprisingly warm bond at its center.

Tagline
The odds are against him. So is everyone else.
Overview
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Free in the UK
  • Plex
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • corruption
  • crime
  • found family
  • betrayal
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Adrian Grünberg
Written by
Mel Gibson, Adrian Grünberg, Stacy Perskie
Starring
Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Peter Stormare, Jesús Ochoa, Roberto Sosa, Dolores Heredia, Mario Zaragoza
Music
Antonio Pinto
Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America, Mexico
Languages
English, Spanish

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