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Get the Gringo
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2012 film directed by Adrian Grunberg
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Get the Gringo is a 2012 American action, drama, and thriller film directed by Adrian Grünberg and written by Mel Gibson, who also produces the movie alongside Bruce Davey. The cast features Gibson, Dolores Heredia, Peter Stormare, and Dean Norris. Icon Productions and Redrum served as production companies, with Antonio Pinto composing the score and Steven Rosenblum editing the film. Benoît Debie handled cinematography for the English-language production.
Filmed in Mexico and San Diego, the narrative is set in Mexico. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. It has a runtime of 96 minutes and a budget of $35,000,000, generating $8,826,837 in revenue. The story involves themes of prison, vacation, prison escape, and a corrupt system.
Critical reception includes a review score of 82%, a 6.3 out of 10 rating, and a 60 out of 100 score. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.9 and a TMDb vote average of 6.611. It was released on various dates in 2012 and 2013. The tagline states, "The odds are against him. So is everyone else."
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Film · TMDB
6.6A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Driver
- Kevin Hernandez as Kid
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Javi
- Peter Stormare as Frank
- Jesús Ochoa as Caracas
- Roberto Sosa as Carnal
Themes
- prison
- mexico
- vacation
- prison escape
- corrupt system
- mexican cartel
- escape plan
- trust issues
- prison hierarchy
- lawless society
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Adrian Grünberg
- Screenwriter
- Mel Gibson
- Cast member
- Sofía Sisniega
- Composer
- Antonio Pinto
- Producer
- Bruce Davey
- Production company
- Icon Productions
- Cinematographer
- Benoît Debie
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 152325
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2012-06-21
- title
- Get the Gringo
- film editor
- Steven Rosenblum
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 60/100
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