The Matador

May 12, 2005

1h 37m

★ 6.3

A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...

Overview

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Stratus Film Co.

DEJ Productions

Furst Films

Irish Dreamtime

Bob Yari Productions

Arclight Films

Jade Films

The Matador Trailers

Cast

Julian Noble

Pierce Brosnan

Danny Wright

Greg Kinnear

Carolyn 'Bean' Wright

Hope Davis

Genevive

Portia Dawson

Phil Garrison

Adam Scott

The Matador

Israel Tellez

Radio DJ (voice)

Arlin Miller

Young Denver Fling

Azucena Medina

Ten Year Old Boy

Jonah Meyerson

Ten Year Old Boy's Mother

Wiveca Bonerais

Skinny Mexican Man

Roberto Sosa

Hotel Bartender 1

Antonio Zavala Kugler

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6.4

The Baker

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6.2

Partition

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5.8

Happily Ever After

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5.6

Mother's Day

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5.2

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5.6

Gigantic

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5.2

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6.4

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6.6

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4.7

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5.4

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4.6

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5.9

One Last Thing...

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5.1

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5.7

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5.7

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