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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974Movie1 h 53 minR

Crime
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic806.5Rotten Tomatoes77%85%

A brutally violent, tense action movie about crime and the mind.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people?

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Feels like

  • Neo-Noir
  • Mexican Underworld
  • Road Trip
  • Bounty Hunter
  • Gritty
  • Cynical
  • Violent
  • Character Study

Cast

22 of 22

Crew

Directed by
Sam Peckinpah
Written by
Sam Peckinpah, Gordon T. Dawson, Frank Kowalski
Produced by
Martin Baum
Music by
Jerry Fielding

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Facts

August 1, 1974 · 1 h 53 min · R

Released
August 1, 1974
Runtime
1 h 53 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Strong Language
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Original language
English
Also spoken
Latin, Spanish
Made in
United States, Mexico
Budget
$2 million
Box office
$700,000
Available in
2 countries

Tropes

Trailers Always Lie, Bolivian Army Ending, Fanservice +9

  • Trailers Always Lie
  • Bolivian Army Ending
  • Fanservice
  • Decapitation Presentation
  • Author Avatar
  • The Casanova
  • Sanity Slippage
  • Demanding Their Head
  • Cool Shades
  • Badass Biker
  • Bilingual Bonus
  • Title Drop

12 of 31 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia?"

Questions about Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia?

It streams in 2 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.4, Letterboxd 4.0 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 80).

Will I feel good after watching Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia use?

Trailers Always LieBolivian Army EndingFanserviceDecapitation PresentationAuthor AvatarThe CasanovaSanity SlippageDemanding Their HeadCool ShadesBadass BikerBilingual BonusTitle Dropand 19 more

TV Tropes lists 31 tropes for it, including Trailers Always Lie, Bolivian Army Ending, and Fanservice.