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The Matador (2005)
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Ratings: 6.9/10 from 30,236 users
Metascore:
65/100
Reviews: 229 user | 186 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City in an encounter that draws them together in a way neither expected. Director:Richard ShepardWriter:Richard Shepard |
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Cast
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Radio DJ
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Azucena Medina | ... |
Young Denver Fling
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Ten Year Old Boy
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Wiveca Bonerais | ... |
Ten Year Old Boy's Mother
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Phil Garrison
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Genevive
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Roberto Sosa | ... |
Skinny Mexican Man
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Antonio Zavala Kugler | ... |
Hotel Bartender 1
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Ramon Alvarez | ... |
Shooting Stand Owner
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Luz Maria Molina | ... |
School Girl
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Carolyn Horwitz | ... |
Cantina Turista #1
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Storyline
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both forever. Written by Arclight Films
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A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content and language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Mord und Margaritas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$92,312 (USA) (1 January 2006) (4 Screens)Gross:
$17,297,244 (Worldwide) (6 October 2006)Company Credits
Production Co:
Stratus Film Co., DEJ Productions, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II See more »
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Written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci (as Ronnie Vanucci Jr.)
Performed by The Killers
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
And Courtesy of Lizard King Records See more »
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Trivia
The film was shot in just 40 days in and around Mexico City. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When Julian is telling the story about his first mistake in Manila, the camera can be seen, hidden behind palm leaves and bamboo, when two guys holding a mirror are walking through the frame. See more »Crazy Credits
For my Dad, who loved movies. See more »Soundtracks
"All These Things I've Done"Written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci (as Ronnie Vanucci Jr.)
Performed by The Killers
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
And Courtesy of Lizard King Records See more »
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