El Mariachi fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Breakneck and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some slapstick and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Breakneck and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
El Mariachi is breakneck, brutally violent, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some slapstick and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and dark humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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El Mariachi is included with a subscription to fuboTV 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 68/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 21 min
El Mariachi runs 1 h 21 min.
Not quite. Critics rate El Mariachi higher (82) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Spanish, with some English. Produced in United States.
+55GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for El Mariachi in 69 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for El Mariachi, including Downer Ending, Bedmate Reveal, Lifesaving Misfortune.
6.8
