Does El Cortez end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is El Cortez easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is El Cortez violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

El Cortez

Name: El Cortez
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Weitz, Glenn Plummer, Tracy Middendorf, James McDaniel

Directed by Stephen Purvis

Produced by Three-Four Productions LLC

200694 min5.6 / 10

A neo-noir thriller about a vulnerable man caught between criminal schemes, law enforcement, and seductive danger, navigating a morally murky landscape with limited agency.

A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.

Clusters

Corruption and Distrust Deadly Romantic Obsession Paranoia and Procedure Romantic Psychological Thrillers Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Femme Fatale Neo-noir

Questions people ask

Does El Cortez end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is El Cortez scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is El Cortez easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is El Cortez sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is El Cortez violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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