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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

February 03, 2006

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

121 min.

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Cast and Crew


Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Producer

Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Fitzgerald

Screenwriter

Guillermo Arriaga

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Movie Story


A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..Tough, unpredictable and superbly crafted..”
by Warren Curry [Entertainment Insiders]
“..a beautifully written and acted mini-epic about life and death..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..Outstandingly realized on all levels..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]