The Matador

The Matador

2005 · 96 min · EN · R · 6.3 (415 votes)
Dir. Richard Shepard · Starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Portia Dawson, Adam Scott, Israel Tellez · Music Rolfe Kent

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

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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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A man's mundane existence unravels in a stylish, surreal dive bar encounter. Expect existential dread, dark humor, and a slow slide into a dangerous, yet strangely liberating, new life. It's a cool, contemplative thriller with a killer cocktail.

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