Film

El Mariachi 1993

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

  • Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
  • 81 min
  • R

With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.

ActionCrimeThrillerWesternmistaken identityusa–mexico bordermariachiconcealed weapon

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Character

Plot-driven, earnest, effortless and relentless.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • contemplativerelentless
  • gravecomic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 22The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 22The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 11The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 11The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 10 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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  • “Is this Robert Rodriguez's best work?”

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  • “Does the pace leave no room to feel anything?”

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  • “Is Carlos Gallardo the best thing in El Mariachi?”

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