El Mariachi (1992)
Directed by Robert Rodriguez · 81 min · Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
48.6 TOPICAL score · #2,025 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.
El Mariachi (1992, directed by Robert Rodriguez) has a TOPICAL score of 48.6 - ranked 2,025 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (1,346 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (1,346 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read42,898 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt