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  • El Mariachi
  • Opened September 15, 1992 | Runtime:1 hr 22 min
  • R
    Stylized Violence
  • El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo) is a traveling guitar player with the modest desire to play music for a living. Looking for a job, he stops at a bar in a tiny town, where his simple, peaceful lifestyle is interrupted. Local hit men, expecting enemy Read More
  • Cast: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Reinol Martinez, Peter Marquardt
  • Director: Robert Rodriguez
  • Genres: Action Thriller, Gangster Film, Action

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El Mariachi Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 73 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Chicago Reader | Jonathan Rosenbaum

    Juicy, adroit, and likable.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Hal Hinson

    This brilliantly naive, low-budget shoot-'em-up presents every action as if it...

  • 78
    Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov

    While the story may be a common one (for the action genre, at least), Rodriguez,...

  • 75
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    A gripping, tautly-paced action flick that outdoes most of Hollywood's similar...

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