La Bamba fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
La Bamba is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, nostalgic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
A real life story, history, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
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La Bamba is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 48 min
La Bamba runs 1 h 48 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see La Bamba much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $54 million worldwide, 8.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+73GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for La Bamba in 87 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for La Bamba, including One-Steve Limit, Parting-Words Regret, Doomed Protagonist.
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