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Sicario

  • 2015
  • 15
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
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ActionCrimeDrama

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Director
    • Denis Villeneuve
  • Writer
    • Taylor Sheridan
  • Stars
    • Emily Blunt
    • Josh Brolin
    • Benicio Del Toro
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    462K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    515
    111
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writer
      • Taylor Sheridan
    • Stars
      • Emily Blunt
      • Josh Brolin
      • Benicio Del Toro
    • 946User reviews
    • 558Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 157 nominations total

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    Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Matthew Page, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
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    Benicio Del Toro at an event for Sicario (2015)
    Benicio Del Toro at an event for Sicario (2015)

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    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Kate Macer
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Matt Graver
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Alejandro
    Jon Bernthal
    Jon Bernthal
    • Ted
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Dave Jennings
    Daniel Kaluuya
    Daniel Kaluuya
    • Reggie Wayne
    Jeffrey Donovan
    Jeffrey Donovan
    • Steve Forsing
    Raoul Max Trujillo
    Raoul Max Trujillo
    • Rafael
    • (as Raoul Trujillo)
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    • Fausto Alarcon
    Hank Rogerson
    Hank Rogerson
    • Phil Coopers
    Bernardo Saracino
    Bernardo Saracino
    • Manuel Diaz
    Maximiliano Hernández
    Maximiliano Hernández
    • Silvio
    • (as Maximiliano Hernandez)
    Kevin Wiggins
    Kevin Wiggins
    • Burnett
    Edgar Arreola
    Edgar Arreola
    • Guillermo
    Kim Larrichio
    Kim Larrichio
    • Silvio's Wife
    Jesus Nevarez-Castillo
    • Eliseo
    Dylan Kenin
    Dylan Kenin
    • Delta Leader
    John Trejo
    John Trejo
    • Delta #2
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writer
      • Taylor Sheridan
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    • Trivia
      While Benicio Del Toro's character is frequently silent in the movie, he initially had more lines. "In the original script, the character explained his background several times to Kate," Del Toro said. "And that gave me information about who this guy was, but it felt a little stiff to have someone you just met fifteen minutes ago suddenly telling you what happened to him and who he is." Working with director Denis Villeneuve, Del Toro began cutting some of his dialogue to preserve the mystery of who his character is; Villeneuve estimated they cut 90% of what Del Toro was originally intended to say by screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. Like Del Toro, Villeneuve saw power in stripping the character down to a brooding silence, stating that dialogue belongs to plays and "movies are about movement, character, and presence, and Benicio had all that."
    • Goofs
      In the sequence following the arrests at the bank, it is stated that something illegal may have occurred that the IRS would be needed to figure out. Making daily deposits of 9000 dollars to avoid the cash transaction reporting limit of 10,000 dollars is a crime known as "structuring". Any law enforcement officer familiar with the narcotics trade would know this.
    • Quotes

      Alejandro: Nothing will make sense to your American ears, and you will doubt everything that we do, but in the end you will understand.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Emily Blunt/Justice Stephen Breyer/The Dead Weather (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Half Empty
      Written by Wyatt Earp and Keith Gattis

      Performed by Keith Gattis

      Courtesy of Pioneertown Productions

    User reviews946

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    8/10
    Well organized story with great characters, performed by great actors
    This is like the stuff you see on hour long serialized Television like Netflix's Narcos, but instead this police like drama is done in a two hour movie instead of thirteenth episodes.

    Emily Blunt was amazing in her character, a good FBI agent who feels she's not doing enough on the streets and allows herself to get used by someone with more power, played by Josh Brolin brilliantly as a man who seems uncharismatic about his job in order to hide the covert nature of his mission to find the big man responsible for all the street crime.

    Brolin played a necessary evil, that comes off brilliantly in the narrative that plays out. Loved how they go from the bottom and get to the very top. It's very surgical.

    But the actor who stole the show in Sicario is Benicio del Toro whose character Alejandro, is a cloud of mystery that unravels slowly through the film, done both subtle and dramatic by Del Toro. Every time he was on the screen even when he did nothing he was doing something and you he demanded your attention.

    Plus the music and sound combo of the movie added to the tension. it was powerful.

    Incredible action-thriller.
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    • subxerogravity
    • Sep 18, 2015

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    FAQ24

    • How long is Sicario?Powered by Alexa
    • What did Alejandro do to Guillermo in the interrogation room? All you see is a drain and hear grunting.
    • How did Silvio (Maximiliano Hernández), the corrupt Mexican cop, know that Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) had been sent by the Medellín cartel?
    • Where does the word Sicario come from? Is it as described in the film's opening?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Sicario: Ranh Giới
    • Filming locations
      • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lions Gate Films
      • Black Label Media
      • Thunder Road Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,889,293
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $401,288
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $84,997,446
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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