Yes. More sad than 88% 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.

Does Macario end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 violent than 59% 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 Macario 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.

Macario

Name: Macario
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1960
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, Enrique Lucero, Mario Alberto Rodríguez, José Gálvez

Macabre, haunting and wonderful

Directed by Roberto Gavaldón

Produced by Clasa Films Mundiales, Estudios Churubusco Azteca

196091 min8.7 / 10

A haunting religious allegory set in colonial Mexico that uses magical realism and encounters with Death itself to explore hunger, mortality, and the moral cost of earthly power.

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

Questions people ask

Is Macario sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Macario scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Macario end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Macario violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Macario 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.

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