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Machete

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After nearly being killed during a violent fight with a powerful drug lord, a former Mexican Federale known as Machete (Danny Trejo) roams Texas streets as a vigilante and sometime day-laborer. Hired to perform a covert hit, he is double-crossed and forced to go on the run. Machete may be down, but not out, and he carves a path of blood, bullets and broken hearts in his quest to settle the score.
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Machete is messy, violent, shallow, and tasteless -- and that's precisely the point of one of the summer's most cartoonishly enjoyable films.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Rodriguez retreats into gruesome violence and flaccid comedy, grasping feebly for topical relevance... Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Simon Braund Empire Magazine The film has some outrageously enjoyable set-pieces, but overall, the convoluted plot and Rodriguez' agenda spoil the fun. Rated: 3/5 Nov 29, 2010 Full Review Philip French Guardian [A] tongue-in-cheek, knife-in-guts action thriller... Nov 29, 2010 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson It's terrible like a grindhouse house film and a B-movie is supposed to be, but that's the point and that notion gives the movie its fun. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2025 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Rodriguez’s delightful denouement reclaims various Mexican stereotypes and combines them with recognizable humble professions for immigrants into a triumphant call to arms and a catharsis of violence against the people who hate them. Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand It’s as a slipshod as any [Robert] Rodriguez film, directed with more energy and momentum than care or clarity, just like a real exploitation film shot on the run. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Faiz D Pathetic. Didn't like it at all. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Lewie J An extremely poor but blatant attempt at mimicking Tarantino. It’s done in a Kill Bill style, without the style. Is attempted plagiarism a thing in the movie world? If so, Tarantino should have sued! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Ian W What a load of utter rubbish full of wooden acting and gratuitous violence with the odd flashes of flesh to please. Continuity is very poor, blood stained vest and face then its all clean. Exploding car and then it's there all in one piece with the indicator on. Oh dear. And, action/deeds from the protagonist are in line with Deadpool. John Mclain couldn't dive through metal framed windows. All in all its dire tripe and 100% give it a miss. Unless you're 12. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review thiago s Filme legal pra cacete, o roteiro é legal, o elenco é bom, gostei do trejo como o personagem principal, teve cenas que foram boas e com nudez, o filme tem boa cenas de gore e usa muito sangue que é legal, teve cenas sem sentido, como o trejo dentro carro da policia dar uma facada no policial e controla o carro girando a faca nas costas do policial, a outra é o trejo arrancar a tripa do maluco e usar a tripa como se fosse corda, passando de um andar para o outro de baixo, e também teve um maluco com um lowrider, que no capo tinha duas bazucas, e atirou com elas sem tocar e foda-se, igual no twisted metal, uma cena boa foi a do trejo colocando a minigun na moto e saltando com amoto e matando os capangas de seu inimigo steve seagal, no final trejo mata steve seagal. mas valeu a pena ver o filme, e eu recomendo por causa da matança e do sangue que eu gostei no filme. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Oaklee D Cheesy B movie goodness, a fun turn your brain off kind of film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Daniel C. M A great homage to the 70s exploitation movies; you will never truly understand/get this movie unless you are someone like me and fully understand THOSE movies and the context behind them. Awesome effects that masterfully mix CG and pratical; plot, action, sex and gore. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ethan Maniquis

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Danny Trejo

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Robert De Niro

Sen. McLaughlin

Jessica Alba

Sartana

Steven Seagal

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Synopsis After nearly being killed during a violent fight with a powerful drug lord, a former Mexican Federale known as Machete (Danny Trejo) roams Texas streets as a vigilante and sometime day-laborer. Hired to perform a covert hit, he is double-crossed and forced to go on the run. Machete may be down, but not out, and he carves a path of blood, bullets and broken hearts in his quest to settle the score.
Director
Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Rick Schwartz
Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Troublemaker Studios
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 3, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.6M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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