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Cronicas

Play trailer Poster for Cronicas R Released May 16, 2004 1h 38m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Reporter Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo) goes to a jail in Ecuador to interview Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar), a hit-and-run driver whose crime incited a riot. After Cepeda tells him he knows where a murderer called the Monster of Babahoyo buried a young female victim, Bonilla posts bail in the hopes that he'll learn more about the crime. Bonilla finds the girl's body, but, as he nears the scoop of his career, it looks as if Cepeda might be withholding some key details.

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An unsettling and absorbing cautionary tale with John Leguizamo playing an unscrupulous TV reporter who uses the medium to further his own goals.

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Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter A riveting exploration of good and evil where the line between the two is unclear. Nov 1, 2005 Full Review Janice Page Boston Globe Nothing in this would-be thriller grabs you by the throat, never mind reaches down to your guts. Rated: 2/4 Oct 7, 2005 Full Review Ann Hornaday Washington Post An ambitious social-commentary melodrama that works about half the time -- until it engages in the very behavior it sets out to condemn. Sep 8, 2005 Full Review Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current Director/screenwriter Sebastin Cordero delivers a lurid and absorbing drama about the power of the media and the steps some will take to get the big scoop. Rated: B+ Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Prairie Miller Long Island Press Proceeds breathlessly and hysterically towards a story that in the end, seems to have hardly left the finish line. May 24, 2007 Full Review Lewis Beale Film Journal International A blunt instrument of a tale, with considerable emotional impact. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An engrossing, entertaining, and troubling exploration of human nature. Very well done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member It was an ok movie... not a nail biter... but sad again, to see, what people consider "more important"... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful, well-made drama, exploring the limits of morality and the fine line between good and evil. Clever plot, deft direction. Solid performances from John Leguizamo, Leonor Watling and Damian Alcazar. Alfred Molina gets a cast credit, but you hardly see or hear him - a bit of a waste to use a name-actor for his role. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The premise is interesting, the cast is solid but ultimately this ultra-violent film fails to deliver the goods. What a waste! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Interessant plot, men kjedelig fortalt, og en halv time for lang. Kunne med enkle grep ha blitt mer spennende. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Inefficient, dull, melodramatical & theatrical acting, quite predictable and actulally rather speculative, although claiming the opposite. Great potential plot-wise, but as a movie, Cronicas is criminally overrated. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sebastian Cordero

Director

John Leguizamo

Manolo Bonilla

Leonor Watling

Marisa

Damián Alcázar

Vinicio Cepeda

José María Yazpik

Ivan

Alfred Molina

Victor
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Synopsis Reporter Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo) goes to a jail in Ecuador to interview Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar), a hit-and-run driver whose crime incited a riot. After Cepeda tells him he knows where a murderer called the Monster of Babahoyo buried a young female victim, Bonilla posts bail in the hopes that he'll learn more about the crime. Bonilla finds the girl's body, but, as he nears the scoop of his career, it looks as if Cepeda might be withholding some key details.
Director
Sebastian Cordero
Producer
Alfonso Cuarón, Isabel Dávalos, Bertha Navarro, Guillermo del Toro, Jorge Vergara
Screenwriter
Sebastián Cordero
Distributor
Palm Pictures
Production Co
Tequila Gang
Rating
R (Language|Violence|Scenes of Sexuality)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 8, 2005
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$299.3K
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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