Machete
2010 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · 65% critics
After being betrayed during a high-stakes job involving a Texas politician, a hardened former lawman is left for dead and forced on the run. He fights back with relentless, over-the-top violence, cutting through waves of enemies while getting pulled into a messy web of border politics, vigilantes, and criminal power plays.
Also known as Grindhouse - Machete · Machete - UC
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (3,555 votes)
- Box office
- $44,093,316
- Budget
- $10,500,000
About
If you enjoy loud, knowingly ridiculous action-comedies with buckets of blood, crude jokes, and a bit of social commentary, this is a wild ride; Not for you if you want realism or subtlety—try Desperado or Crank for a similar rush.
Pros: outrageous action mayhem; dark, goofy humor; sly political bite | Cons: extreme gore and nudity; intentionally trashy tone; uneven acting and plot
Themes
- loss of loved one
- illegal immigration
- border patrol
- immigration law
- machete
- politician
- patrol
- sniper rifle
- hard to kill
- brutal death
Cast & crew
Danny Trejo
as Machete
Michelle Rodriguez
as Luz
Jessica Alba
as Sartana Rivera
Robert De Niro
as Senator John McLaughlin
Steven Seagal
as Rogelio Torrez
Cheech Marin
as Padre Cortez
Lindsay Lohan
as April Booth
Electra Avellan
as Nurse Mona
Elise Avellan
as Nurse Lisa
Tom Savini
as Osiris Amanpour
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis