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A Sucker's Born Every Minute

2026

A breezy, chaotic caper where a washed-up singer and a bumbling crew chase a painting, trading screwball mishaps for easy laughs.

Directed by
Arantxa Echevarría
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hugo Silva, Susi Sánchez, Dafne Fernández
Overview
Toni, once a famous singer, now has gambling debts and struggles to make ends meet. His luck changes when Malena, a former lover, introduces him to Junior, a wealthy young man, ready to hire him to steal a priceless painting from his own mother. To carry out this supposedly easy heist, Toni recruits a clumsy crew, forming a team in which each one pursues their own interests.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Arantxa Echevarría
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hugo Silva, Susi Sánchez, Dafne Fernández
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • class
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Arantxa Echevarría
Written by
Patricia Campo, Arantxa Echevarría
Starring
Hugo Silva, Susi Sánchez, Dafne Fernández, Jaime Olías, Ginés García Millán, Diego Anido, Sofía Otero, Marina Ostolaza
Music
Zeltia Montes
Cinematography
Pilar Sánchez Díaz
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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