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Sicario
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Sicario is a 2015 American drama, crime, mystery, and thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve. The screenplay was written by Taylor Sheridan, with cinematography by Roger Deakins and editing by Joe Walker. The cast includes Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Victor Garber. The story centers on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Juárez Cartel, and the Central Intelligence Agency, set in locations including Chandler, El Paso, Ciudad Juárez, and Arizona. Filming took place in New Mexico and Arizona.
The film was produced by Starz Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate Films, Netflix, and Microsoft Store. It has a runtime of 121 minutes and was released in English. The production had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 84,869,984. Jóhann Jóhannsson composed the original score.
Sicario received critical acclaim, holding an IMDb rating of 7.7 and a Metascore of 82. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, and Best Cinematography. The film is rated R.
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Film · TMDB
7.4An 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.
Cast
- Emily Blunt as Kate Macer
- Benicio del Toro as Alejandro Gillick
- Josh Brolin as Matt Graver
- Victor Garber as Dave Jennings
- Jon Bernthal as Ted
- Daniel Kaluuya as Reggie Wayne
Themes
- mission
- assassin
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- mexico
- corruption
- bomb
- fbi
- smoking
- texas
- border
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
527,661 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
82/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 15 wins & 157 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Denis Villeneuve
- Written by
- Taylor Sheridan
- Produced by
- Basil Iwanyk Edward L. McDonnell Molly Smith Thad Luckinbill Trent Luckinbill
- Starring
- Emily Blunt Benicio del Toro Josh Brolin Victor Garber
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- Joe Walker
- Music by
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Production companies
- Black Label Media Thunder Road
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate
- Release dates
- May 19, 2015 ( 2015-05-19 ) ( Cannes ) September 18, 2015 ( 2015-09-18 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $84.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado
- Main subject
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Screenwriter
- Taylor Sheridan
- Composer
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Production company
- Starz Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 484192
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sicariofilm.com
- Image
- Cannes 2015 24.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 2015-10-22
- title
- Sicario
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- film editor
- Joe Walker
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- box office
- 84869984
- capital cost
- 30000000
- Commons category
- Sicario
- social media followers
- 8519
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.7/10
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Encyclopedic overview
Sicario is a 2015 American action crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Taylor Sheridan in his screenwriting debut and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. The film follows a principled FBI special agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. Sicario was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on September 18, 2015, followed by a nationwide release on October 2, 2015.
Sicario received praise for its cast performances, writing, direction, musical score and cinematography. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing at the 88th Academy Awards. It also earned BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Music. Its sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, directed by Stefano Sollima, was released on June 29, 2018. A third film, titled Sicario: Capos, is in development.
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