Fresh
Superbly constructed, pithily scripted and absurdly entertaining.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Get the Gringo
The odds are against him. So is everyone else.
2012 · 1h 36m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Adrian Grünberg
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Overview
A 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.
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80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Almost invigorating in its disreputability; it's both cheesy and striking, corny and bold, dismissible and yet strangely appealing for its singularity.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
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