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Men With Guns

Play trailer Poster for Men With Guns R Released Sep 5, 1997 2h 6m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A wealthy doctor (Federico Luppi) has a political awakening when traveling companions (Damián Delgado, Dan Rivera González) help him learn the distressing fate of former students.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 4/4 Dec 23, 2002 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Rated: 4/5 Dec 6, 2007 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Pete Vonder Haar Film Threat Quintessentially Sayles Rated: 5/5 Aug 19, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B The meaning of the title may be obvious but Sayles is more concerned with what people do to survive in impossible situations than trying to find a deeper meaning. The way the narrative unfolds, as a road movie with characters showing up to represent various perspectives and harsh realities, is quite brilliant. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review dustin d John Sayles demonstrates a good movie can be made outside the Hollywood system. Men with Guns is about how the defenseless will always be pushed around by those with arbitrary power. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jerry z Wrong Movie info for Men with Guns Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Another Sayles masterpiece. Where did that guy go anyways? I realize that the quality of his films has deteriorated but surely he has more stories to tell us? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member One of John Sayles' best films that even many of his fans haven't seen. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent Sayles film about government and violence clashing with the lives of the people. The single character going back to try and find the students he sent into the wild to doctor the locals is a perfect frame to drop in other elements along the journey. Sayles' character development and direction is so very good as a viewer you know each new character will be a new journey in itself. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A wealthy doctor (Federico Luppi) has a political awakening when traveling companions (Damián Delgado, Dan Rivera González) help him learn the distressing fate of former students.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Anarchists' Convention, Independent Film Channel, Clear Blue Sky Productions, Lexington Road
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 5, 1997, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 1998
Box Office (Gross USA)
$910.3K
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround