Is El Mariachi violent?

Yes. More violent 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.

Is El Mariachi scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

Does El Mariachi end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is El Mariachi easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

El Mariachi

Name: El Mariachi
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
Released: 1993
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez

With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Produced by Los Hooligans Productions

199381 min6.7 / 10

A kinetic mistaken-identity thriller that blends action and dark humor, following an innocent musician caught in a violent case of wrong-place-wrong-time.

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.

Clusters

High-Octane Action Movies Vengeance Over Introspection Mistaken Identity Gunslinger Movies Music And Musicians

Genres

Action Crime Thriller Western

Keywords

Mistaken Identity Usa–mexico Border Mariachi Concealed Weapon

Where to watch

StreamSony Pictures Core, fuboTV
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RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is El Mariachi violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is El Mariachi scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is El Mariachi sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does El Mariachi end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is El Mariachi easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.