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6.0Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
Cast
- Brad Pitt as Jerry Welbach
- Julia Roberts as Samantha Barzel
- James Gandolfini as Winston Baldry
- J.K. Simmons as Ted Slocum
- David Krumholtz as Beck
- Bob Balaban as Bernie Nayman
Themes
- mexico
- kidnapping
- romcom
- road trip
- thief
- mobster
- los angeles, california
- on the road
- storytelling
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
118,184 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
54%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gore Verbinski
- Written by
- J. H. Wyman
- Produced by
- Lawrence Bender John Baldecchi
- Starring
- Julia Roberts Brad Pitt James Gandolfini
- Cinematography
- Dariusz Wolski
- Edited by
- Craig Wood
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production company
- Newmarket
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Release date
- March 2, 2001 ( 2001-03-02 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 –57 million
- Box office
- $147.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 498968
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 2001-08-16
- title
- The Mexican
- review score
- 54%
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The Mexican is a 2001 American romantic crime comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski. The film stars Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt, with James Gandolfini, Bob Balaban, J. K. Simmons, David Krumholtz and Gene Hackman in supporting roles.
It tells the story of a small-time criminal (Pitt) who is sent on a mission to retrieve an antique pistol in Mexico, while his girlfriend (Roberts), frustrated with their troubled relationship, finds herself entangled in a series of unexpected events.