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American Sicario

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The story of the rise and fall of the first American-born drug lord in Mexico, this tale of power, money, greed and betrayal amongst rival members of the drug cartels finds American gangster Erik Vasquez (Philippe A. Haddad) scheming to become the top dog in the Mexican underworld, only to find himself making enemies out of both the powerful cartels and his own allies.
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William C Not bad, The cautionary tale of contraband and betrayal.. Based very loosely on real life narcos. The moral of the story is it doesn't end well for the bad guys. Their glory is short lived.. Not a blockbuster but the story will keep you glued on what happens next. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Michael E We really wern't watching but honestly didn’t need to. This movie is probably the worst movie I’ve ever seen. It was billed as having Danny Trejo in it, but he was barely in it. I feel like they pulled the rug out from under us with that one. No one in the movie was American so the title was also misleading as well. I can’t believe they made this movie. 1 out of 5 stars would not recommend this movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Angie S Worst movie about drugs dealer that I ever seen. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Bruno V Filme com um bom contexto, mas com elementos ruins como atores e etc. Nem parecia teatro de tão péssimo. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/23 Full Review Tim C Very, very interesting! Amazingly underrated! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie started out great and was excited to see it after the watching the trailer. It had what seemed like a great story line. The first 30 mins of the movie was good although they did not replicate the Cartels very well. The main character wasn't the right fit and didn't have enough acting experience. Danny Trejo's Camo was certainly not as good as it should have been. He didn't really do anything and the middle and climax until the end of the movie was a complete flop and it's an hour and a half I can never get back and also $6 I'll never see again. It seems to be a theme these days that movies have very little budgets and terrible acting and ending to movies. Shame shame shame. Danny Trejo should not associate himself with this film Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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RJ Collins

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Philippe A. Haddad

Erik

Danny Trejo

Pedro

Maurice Compte

Roberto

Maya Stojan

Monica Wells

Jaylen Moore

Dominic
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Synopsis The story of the rise and fall of the first American-born drug lord in Mexico, this tale of power, money, greed and betrayal amongst rival members of the drug cartels finds American gangster Erik Vasquez (Philippe A. Haddad) scheming to become the top dog in the Mexican underworld, only to find himself making enemies out of both the powerful cartels and his own allies.
Director
RJ Collins
Producer
Maurice Compte, Ross Campbell, RJ Collins, Elliott Michael Smith
Screenwriter
Rich Ronat
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
GFG Entertainment, Rumble Riot Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Material|Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2021
Runtime
1h 41m
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