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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, Metacritic 58/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 71% of the 6,930 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes66%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
1,249 audience votes
Key crew
- Alejandro G. IñárrituDirector
- Gustavo SantaolallaOriginal Music Composer
- Alejandro G. IñárrituWriter
- Armando BoWriter
- Nicolás GiacoboneWriter
Cast
- Javier BardemUxbal
- Maricel ÁlvarezMarambra
- Hanaa BouchaibAna
- Guillermo EstrellaMateo
- Eduard FernándezTito
- Cheikh NdiayeEkweme
- Diaryatou DaffIge
- Cheng TaishenHai
- Luo JinLiwei
- George Chibuikwem ChukwumaSamuel
- Lang Sofia LinLi
- Yodian YangChino Obeso
Stills
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Themes
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