Is The Minister and Me violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 The Minister and Me end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 The Minister and Me sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 The Minister and Me easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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 The Minister and Me scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

The Minister and Me

Name: The Minister and Me
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1976
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez, Ángel Garasa, Manolita Saval

Directed by Miguel M. Delgado

Produced by Rioma Films

1976109 min7.1 / 10

A warmly comic yet earnest drama about a humble clerk who briefly enters government to fight corruption and bureaucratic indifference, ultimately choosing principle and community over power.

Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.

Clusters

Inspiring Survival Stories Found Family Stories Workplace Movies Honor And Duty Crime and Corruption

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Friendship Government Corruption Car Race Clerk Office Deaf Minister Secretary Car Accident Bureaucrat Ethics

Questions people ask

Is The Minister and Me violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Does The Minister and Me end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Minister and Me sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Minister and Me easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Minister and Me scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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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