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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Movie"The Time Has Come."
Audience Score
63
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R 1 hr 42 minSep 11th, 2003Drama, Mystery, ActionMexico Collection PosterPart of Mexico Collection
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
StarringAntonio BanderasJohnny DeppCheech Marin
DirectorRobert Rodriguez

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 11th, 2003
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 20th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$29,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$98,200,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures, Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios
Movie Tags:
revengemexicocorruptioncentral intelligence agency (cia)brutalitydrug lordcoup d'etatpolitical assassinationguitar playergun battle

Mexico Collection

The Mexico Trilogy is a series of films: El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, all written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez, beginning in 1992 and ending in 2003 and distributed by Columbia Tristar which tell the continuing story of the movies' main character, "El Mariachi".