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The Matador

The Matador

A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...

20056.31h 37mR

Overview

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

Directed by Richard Shepard
Written by Richard Shepard
Produced by Pierce Brosnan, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $17.3M

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Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Julian Noble

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Danny Wright

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Carolyn 'Bean' Wright

Portia Dawson

Portia Dawson

Genevive

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Phil Garrison

I

Israel Tellez

The Matador

A

Arlin Miller

Radio DJ (voice)

A

Azucena Medina

Young Denver Fling

J

Jonah Meyerson

Ten Year Old Boy

W

Wiveca Bonerais

Ten Year Old Boy's Mother

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Themes & Keywords

mexico city, mexicohitmanmidlife crisiscocktailstranger

About The Matador

The Matador is a action, comedy, crime, drama, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of mexico city, mexico, hitman, midlife crisis, cocktail, stranger. Directed by Richard Shepard, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis. The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

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