Get the Gringo

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Get the Gringo

R

2012

1h 36m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A youngster helps an American career criminal learn to survive behind the walls of a brutal Mexican prison.

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Energetic and hard-hitting, Get the Gringo plays squarely to its lead actor's strengths as a skilled portrayer of men put through physical and emotional hell.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

05/11/2012

2/5

[Gibson] and the boy make the kind of cross-generational double act that deservedly went out of fashion with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, although it's superficially toughened up with bad language and cigarettes.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

05/10/2012

3/5

[A] lively, non-PC caper-thriller, with touches of Elmore Leonard and Quentin Tarantino...

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

05/10/2012

4/5

The plot thickens to the density of Semtex, then explodes.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/04/2022

2.5/4

Part prison movie, part crime-centric actioner, part comedy, and part portrait of official corruption in Mexico, it never quite comes together.

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

03/31/2020

Get The Gringo isn't high art. It is a fun, mean, and often-times hilarious piece of crime cinema. It certainly deserved a theatrical run...

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Lee Cassanell

CineVue

01/08/2019

4/5

El Pueblito is arguably the star of the show, its seedy backstreets and market stalls beautifully constructed and skilfully shot. This might be Grunberg's first job at the helm, but it certainly won't be his last.

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Daniel L

@Hotchopeppa Nov 8

Entertaining but wouldn't watch again. Love Mel Gibson

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Stacey L

@Stakman1 05/22/2025

This movie almost seems like a love letter to Robert Rodrigo or Quenton Tarintino, and it's very well done. The story is a unique take on the prison movie, with insperation loosly coming from real life. The characterizations and performances of even the supporting cast was amazing. It's a fun ride worth taking.

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Pongo K

@RT48921889 02/22/2025

Not very sophisticated, but it is ok. Watch it without expecting too much. Enjoy!

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iDream T

@RT07548572 02/21/2025

This almost feels like a paperback crime story. Short and sweet with just the right dose of violence and drama. Nothing complicated and no unexpected twists. Just a fun little entertaining movie with an unfiltered look at the corrupt Mexican prison system that might remind you of the Turkish prison in Midnight Express but with lots of guns and bullets.

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Kandy A

@RT74818817 01/07/2025

Original and engaging story line, great cast, well directed. A great action/drama film. I really liked it.

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Gabby

01/06/2025

Very entertaining and insite.

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Synopsis

A youngster helps an American career criminal learn to survive behind the walls of a brutal Mexican prison.

Director: Adrian Grunberg
Producer: Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, Stacy Perskie
Screenwriter: Adrian Grunberg, Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie
Production Co: Icon Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Material|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 36m