Desperado

Aug 25, 1995

1h 44m

★ 6.9

He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.

Overview

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

Genres

Thriller

Action

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Los Hooligans Productions

Desperado Trailers

Cast

El Mariachi

Antonio Banderas

Carolina

Salma Hayek Pinault

Bucho

Joaquim de Almeida

Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Short Bartender

Cheech Marin

Right Hand

Carlos Gómez

Pick-Up Guy

Quentin Tarantino

Tavo

Tito Larriva

Zamira

Angel Aviles

Navajas

Danny Trejo

Niño

Abraham Verduzco

Campa

Carlos Gallardo

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

7.5

Lady Vengeance

Jul 29, 2005

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

5.5

Be Cool

Mar 4, 2005

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

6.6

The Brave One

Sep 12, 2007

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

10.0

Raasta

Mar 31, 2017

Samir is jobless brother of an honorable police officer. Soon his life takes a turn and Samir becomes the criminal to abolish baddies of the society. Raasta is about what happens next with Samir.

5.7

Secrets of Deception

Feb 7, 2017

After a man discovers his young wife is cheating on him with a neighborhood boy, he goes down a dangerous path of revenge & destruction.

6.5

Shoot 'Em Up

Jul 26, 2007

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

7.4

Road to Perdition

Jul 12, 2002

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

6.7

The Transporter

Oct 2, 2002

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

7.0

Million Dollars Snatch

Aug 13, 1976

A career criminal, Ah Sang, engineers a bank robbery to be carried out by a gang of recruited hoodlums led by himself. It takes only three minutes to complete the robbery of seven million dollars. A special police unit is then formed to investigate the case, and the chief inspector suspects Sang, and begins keeping him under surveillance. In order to stay undetected, each member is specifically ordered to not spend their share of the one million HKD from the heist for six months.

7.5

Profile in Anger

May 3, 1984

Leung Cheng-Yee is a successful architect who is mistakenly involved in a complex and vicious murder plot. After his wife is murdered and his life turned completely upside down, Leung decides to seek a bloody vengeance himself.

10.0

Salvar al Perro

Oct 14, 2024

An adult man brings down two poor but completely different young people in his social experiment. Their values will determine whether or not they pass the test.

6.5

Black Mass

Sep 17, 2015

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

5.7

Bangkok Dangerous

Nov 24, 2000

Kong, a deaf-mute, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor Joe trains him to be a stone-cold assassin. After a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns to Bangkok and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk.

4.7

The Vindicator

Feb 14, 1986

An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.

6.7

Backdraft

May 24, 1991

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.