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.

Is Mexico 86 violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Is Mexico 86 easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 Mexico 86 end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

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.

Mexico 86

Name: Mexico 86
Genre: Comedy, History, Drama
Released: 2026
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Diego Luna, Karla Souza, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Álvaro Guerrero, Memo Villegas

Not all goals are scored on the field.

Directed by Gabriel Ripstein

Produced by Phototaxia Pictures, Gaumont

202695 min7.8 / 10

A spirited historical comedy about ambition and cunning in 1980s Mexico, where a bureaucrat's audacious con to secure the World Cup becomes a meditation on the costs of victory.

When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.

Clusters

Comedic Heist Movies Detective and Spy Movies Comedy And Satire Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Comedy History Drama

Keywords

1980s Historical Comedy

Questions people ask

Is Mexico 86 sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is Mexico 86 violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Mexico 86 easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Mexico 86 end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Mexico 86 scary? 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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