Miss Bala

R

2011

1 hr. 53 min.

Action

Drama

List

88%

68 Reviews

Tomatometer

63%

2,500+ Ratings

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A young woman dreams of becoming a beauty contest queen in Mexico.

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Critics Consensus

Miss Bala's subject is loaded enough, but the frantic and muscular filmmaking puts this movie in a whole new league.

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what begins as an ordinary dream of a female pageant queen-to-be turns into a devastating nightmare this films is an honest and deep depiction of the corruption of Mexico and its drug trafficking it feels very raw and atmospheric going through the various stages Laura never intended to be a part of a much larger danger yet she struggles to maintain her bravery and the sanctity of her soul anyone can get caught up in the midst of things even in their own country the biggest part of all with Miss Bala is all the emotions it hits showing that some people can still be evil, dark, greedy, violent, and most of all devilish this will be hard for most viewers but it really does cover the subject matter its addressing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Believable story with some twists and turns. Good cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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This movie is uniquely full of many great young and talent actors it is full of action and suspense I was aware all though out the movie not knowing what was actually going to happen next , my congrats to Ismael Cruz Cordova and Gina Rodriguez.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Solid thriller. Stephanie Sigman is sexy af

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Its slow and at times confusing. Good performances are the only thing that saves it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

The action sequences are excellent but the plot is jumpy and uninvolving.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Gerardo Naranjo

Director

Irene Azuela

Jessica Berlanga

Miguel Couturier

General Salomón Duarte

Noé Hernández

Lino Valdez

James Russo

Jimmy

Jose Yenque

Kike Camara

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Candice Frederick

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Except for its disappointingly tapered ending, Miss Bala... is an impressive, anxiety-ridden crime drama that can join the ranks of some of the best in its genre, from two of Mexico's best talents.

Rated: +

Sep 8, 2017

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Radheyan Simonpillai

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Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2012

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Naranjo is unflinching in his determination not to serve up mindless entertainment.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 2, 2012

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Katherine Monk

Ex-Press.com

Hardwicke loads the barrel with everything any feminist action fan could hope for, but Miss Bala splatters shotgun-style, with fragments of narrative shrapnel piercing every scene, without hitting any specific dramatic targets.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 9, 2019

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

The costumes are the key.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 29, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Naranjo puts on a master class in aesthetic storytelling where the substance equals the style, careful not to allow the film's large-scale action sequences to threaten to glorify the real-life exploits that inspired the story.

Jan 8, 2019

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Synopsis

A young woman dreams of becoming a beauty contest queen in Mexico.

Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Executive Producer: Geminiano Pineda
Screenwriter: Gerardo Naranjo, Mauricio Katz
Production Co: Fox International, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Some Brutal Violence)
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2013

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