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Mexico10 Movies Set in or About MexicoStop 5 of 10
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This sprawling drama traces the drug war from every side — a newly appointed U.S. drug czar whose own daughter is an addict, cartel figures in Mexico, and the agents chasing them — into a tangled web with no easy victory. Steven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning mosaic.
Why it’s here
A Mexico and United States drug-war mosaic with Mexico as a central political and criminal theater.
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Genre
- Thriller · Drama · Crime
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat · substance use Non-exhaustive