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Nacho Libre
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Nacho Libre is a 2006 American buddy comedy film directed and written by Jared Hess. Produced by Jack Black and Mike White, the movie features a cast including Black, Ana de la Reguera, Moisés Arias, and Silver King. The narrative is set in Mexico, with filming taking place in California and Mexico. The original language is English, and the production companies include Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and Jared and Jerusha Hess.
The film has a runtime of 92 minutes and carries a PG rating. It was released on June 16, 2006, and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. Nacho Libre had a budget of $35,000,000 and grossed $99,255,460 at the box office. Critical assessments include a 40% rating, a 5.2/10 score, and a Metascore of 52. It also holds an IMDb rating of 5.9 based on 101,384 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.51.
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6.5Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
Cast
- Jack Black as Nacho
- Ana de la Reguera as Sister Encarnación
- Héctor Jiménez as Esqueleto
- Darius Rose as Chancho
- Moisés Arias as Juan Pablo
- Carlos Maycotte as Segundo Nuñez
Themes
- mexico
- nun
- sports
- monk
- secret identity
- orphanage
- wrestling
- wilderness
- ringer
- money
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
101,384 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Sport
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jared Hess
- Screenwriter
- Jared Hess
- Cast member
- Carla Jimenez
- Composer
- Beck
- Producer
- Mike White
- Production company
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 955326
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.nacholibre.com
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- publication date
- 2006-10-19
- title
- Nacho Libre
- film editor
- Billy Weber
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52/100
- capital cost
- 35000000
- box office
- 99255460
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