MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 3,680 this week

Men with Guns (II) (1997)

 -  Drama  -  27 March 1998 (USA)
7.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 2,020 users  
Reviews: 24 user | 33 critic

Humberto Fuentes is a wealthy doctor whose wife has recently died. In spite of the advice of his children, he takes a trip to visit his former students who now work in impoverished villages... See full summary »

Director:

Writer:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 742 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 335 titles created 18 Apr 2011
 
a list of 16 titles created 25 Jun 2011
 
a list of 5 titles created 19 Oct 2010
 
a list of 10 titles created 3 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Men with Guns (1997)

Men with Guns (1997) on IMDb 7.4/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Men with Guns.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Passion Fish (1992)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

May-Alice Culhane was a successful soap opera star, but a car accident has left her bound to a wheelchair. She returns to her now-empty family home in the bayous of Louisiana which she had ... See full summary »

Director: John Sayles
Stars: Mary McDonnell, Angela Bassett, Lenore Banks
The Ice Storm (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.

Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who write letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, in search for the father he never knew.

Director: Walter Salles
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra, Vinícius de Oliveira
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Director: John Sayles
Stars: Alex Lewis, Alan King, Angela Bassett
Magnolia (1999)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Boogie Nights (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Luis Guzmán, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.

Director: Claude Berri
Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.8/10 X  

Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse, a woman he views as more dictator than nurse.

Director: Milos Forman
Stars: Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Louise Fletcher
Sling Blade (1996)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

This film documents the effects of a tragic bus accident on the population of a small town.

Director: Atom Egoyan
Stars: Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley
The Apostle (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

Director: Robert Duvall
Stars: Todd Allen, Paul Bagget, Lenore Banks
Big Night (1996)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers gambles on one special night to try to save the business.

Directors: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Stars: Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Dr. Fuentes
...
Domingo, the Soldier
Dan Rivera González ...
Conejo, the Boy
Tania Cruz ...
Graciela, the Mute Girl
...
Padre Portillo, the Priest
...
Andrew
Kathryn Grody ...
Harriet
Iguandili López ...
Mother
Nandi Luna Ramírez ...
Daughter
Rafael de Quevedo ...
General
...
Angela, Dr. Fuentes' Daughter
Esteban Soberanes ...
Raúl, Angela's Fiancé
Alejandro Springall ...
Carlos, Dr. Fuentes' Son
Maricruz Nájera ...
Rich Lady
...
Bravo
Edit

Storyline

Humberto Fuentes is a wealthy doctor whose wife has recently died. In spite of the advice of his children, he takes a trip to visit his former students who now work in impoverished villages. His trip soon becomes a quest, politically awakening him when he finds out that one of his students was killed by the army. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

doctor | gun | army | village | orphan | See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent images | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

| | | | | |

Release Date:

27 March 1998 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Hombres armados  »

Filming Locations:


Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,132 (USA) (6 March 1998)

Gross:

$742,032 (USA) (24 April 1998)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

(Technicolor)
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Sayles wrote his first draft in Spanish, the second in English and then polished it back into Spanish for his third draft. See more »

Quotes

Barber's Client: Nobody refuses the men with guns.
See more »

Connections

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mi Cumbia"
Written by Lucho Bermudez
Performed by Ramón Ropain
Courtesy of Discos Fuentes
By Arrangement with Vedisco Records
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

Sad, Warm, and Beautiful
12 March 2002 | by (San Francisco, CA) – See all my reviews

I just fell upon this movie while watching the IFC channel and I hadn't been back from Guatemala for long. After living there amongst the natives I was able to get to know them better and understand their culture more. Seeing this film brought back a lot of those memories and reminded me of the many stories I heard of the army's genocidal tendencies towards the indigenous people of Guatemala. The cinematography for this film is simple, but it shows the beautiful landscapes and run down third world towns in a way to almost show us the same details that we would see if we were really there. We have to remember that the characters portrayed in this movie are very real, they may not have the same names, but they do exist. Even the war vets who have gone to levels so low we cannot even imagine. If you would like to understand what went on in Southern Mexico and Guatemala during the 80's, I would strongly recommend this film. It left a very strong impression on me.


11 of 11 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
where did this movie take place? kinetic49
Lifetime Achievement Oscar for Sayles! jordandw
Song during the closing credits... jessicatjinx
What a great movie. sdignan
Was this a US submission for Foreign Language Film? mcelesia-1
time period princesskayk08
Discuss Men with Guns (1997) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?