The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 865 2000s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic77/100
671 audience votes
Key crew
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Tommy Lee JonesDirector
- Guillermo ArriagaWriter
Cast
- Tommy Lee JonesPete Perkins
- Barry PepperMike Norton
- Dwight YoakamSheriff Frank Belmont
- January JonesLou Ann Norton
- Melissa LeoRachel
- Julio Cesar CedilloMelquiades Estrada
- Levon HelmOld Man with Radio
- Mel RodriguezCaptain Gomez
- Cecilia SuárezRosa
- Ignacio GuadalupeLucio
- Vanessa BaucheMariana
- Irineo AlvarezManuel
Stills
Movies like The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Shows like The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Themes
mexicotexasillegal immigrationborder patrolusa–mexico borderpromisecorpsedesertneo-westerncoyote
The Best Movies of 2005
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is #34 of 60
