A Day Without a Mexican

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A Day Without a Mexican

R

2004

1h 37m

Comedy

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Californians awaken to the discovery that everyone of Hispanic heritage has inexplicably disappeared.

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Critics Consensus

A Day Without a Mexican is a preachy and heavy-handed satire that fails to deliver anything of substance.

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Achy Obejas

Chicago Tribune

09/16/2004

2/4

The movie in its extended version is frequently muddled, emotionally messy, a little heavy-handed and misses the real opportunity presented by the new format.

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Michael Booth

Denver Post

08/27/2004

2.5/4

Charming if amateurish farce of a movie.

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Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

08/26/2004

3/5

By the film's end, we're more beleaguered than enlightened.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

Feels scattered, and inept, and takes a golden opportunity slamming it into the floor.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

2/5

Jorge Avila Andrade

Moviola

04/04/2005

3/4

'Tiene la honestidad de ser una divertida y, por momentos compleja, denuncia de los maltratos y desprecio a los que son sometidos nuestros compatriotas en el extranjero'

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Bonnie D

Nov 2

This is written in November 2025. Given the current national politics I think this movie was a prediction that is now definitely a MUST SEE!!!

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Axel A

08/13/2024

A classic, hilarious movie, that was created not only to entertain, but also to show the importance of the latinos, and Mexicans specifically, for the American economy and social well-being.

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03/10/2019

Hilarious. Very funny.

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05/08/2018

One of the most stupid movies I’ve ever seen! I walked out less than 30 minutes through and got a full refund! Garbage! Stupid! Waste of money! I would not even waste a free ticket on this trash or even watch it free in tv with commercials

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02/10/2017

It's time to watch this movie again, people... a foreshadowing of recent events? :D

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08/22/2016

A great film for this election year

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Synopsis

Californians awaken to the discovery that everyone of Hispanic heritage has inexplicably disappeared.

Director: Sergio Arau
Producer: Eckehardt Von Damm, Isaac Artenstein
Screenwriter: Yareli Arizmendi, Sergio Arau, Sergio Guerrero
Production Co: Plural Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 14, 2004, Original
Release Date (DVD): Nov 9, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.2M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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