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The Minister and Me

1976·Movie
1h 49min
71
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IMDb6.6Rotten Tomatoes–75%

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A , comedy: .

Good for family movie night · friends night · teens

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Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.
Social CommentaryBureaucracy SatireMexican CinemaUnderdog StoryPolitical DramaCommunity AdvocacyHopefulCharacter-DrivenJustice70s Film

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Directed by:
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by:
Cantinflas, Tito Davison
Produced by:
Jacques Gelman
Composed by:
Gustavo César Carrión

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Where can I stream The Minister and Me?

YouTube TVVIX

In the United States, The Minister and Me streams on YouTube TV, and it is free with ads on VIX . It also streams in 29 other countries.

Is The Minister and Me worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6.6).

Is The Minister and Me a sequel?

  1. No te engañes corazón (1937)
  2. Así es mi tierra (1937)
  3. Águila o sol (1938)
  4. Siempre listo en las tinieblas (1939)
  5. Jengibre contra Dinamita (1939)
  6. The Sign of Death (1939)
  7. Cantinflas Ruletero (1940)
  8. Cantinflas boxeador (1940)
  9. Cantinflas y su prima (1940)
  10. You’re Missing the Point (1940)
  11. Neither Blood Nor Sand (1941)
  12. The Unknown Policeman (1941)
  13. Carnaval en el trópico (1942)
  14. The Three Musketeers (1942)
  15. The Circus (1943)
  16. Romeo y Julieta (1943)
  17. Gran Hotel (1944)
  18. One Day with the Devil (1945)
  19. Soy un prófugo (1946)
  20. Fly Away, Young Man! (1947)
  21. El Supersabio (1948)
  22. The Magician (1949)
  23. El Portero (1950)
  24. El Siete Machos (1951)
  25. Si yo fuera diputado (1952)
  26. The Atomic Fireman (1952)
  27. Mr. Photographer (1953)
  28. Tailored gentleman (1954)
  29. Drop the Curtain (1955)
  30. Up and Down (1956)
  31. El bolero de Raquel (1957)
  32. Love Your Neighbor (1958)
  33. Pepe (1960)
  34. The Extra (1962)
  35. Entrega Inmediata (1963)
  36. Your Excellency (1967)
  37. El profe (1971)
  38. The Minister and Me (1976)
  39. El patrullero 777 (1978)
  40. El Barrendero (1982)

Yes: it's movie 38 of 40 in its series, after El profe (1971) and before El patrullero 777 (1978).

Is The Minister and Me okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Will The Minister and Me make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (6 of 10) and satire (6 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Minister and Me?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 7 for wholesome.

Is The Minister and Me in English?

Spanish

No, it was made in Spanish.