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The Bar

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Strangers become trapped together in a bar.

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Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts 04/22/2021
7/10
The blocking this film was fantastic... the power play between the characters is really something to look out for. Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof 08/16/2019
A return to Alex de la Iglesia's style, in which he continues to miss the visual achievements of his first era, but that, with some limitations, takes up the pulse of his good cinema. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) 03/12/2018
3.5/5
Smart and vibrant. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Cristina Aparicio Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 01/17/2018
[Director] Álex de la Iglesia finds a way to orchestrate a solid, coherent and controlled outcome, against the 'anything goes' present in some of his previous long films. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Pablo O. Scholz Clarín 11/20/2017
Suspicions and doubts go through everyone. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel SciFiNow 08/28/2017
In lex de la Iglesia's metropolitan siege flick, humans prove the deadliest virus... The result is an over-the-top, below-the-bottom comic melodrama that in the end puts human behaviour under the microscope. Go to Full Review
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Abdulla A Jun 25 Very strange and interesting film despite some loopholes See more Nad B May 27 Entertaining Its fun See more Pedro G 07/08/2021 Muy buena película, una cinta que no entiendo como a mucha gente no le gusta. Una historia muy interesante e innovadora, con momentos de suspenso y hasta con toques de comedia, sumado a algunos giros que te mantienen entretenido desde el principio hasta el final. La única cosa que no me cerró es el final ya que a pesar de que el mensaje que da la película queda claro, me hubiese gustado alguna explicación a todo lo que pasó y no que lo dejaran sin respuestas. Por otro lado, hay que destacar las actuaciones de Mario Casas, Blanca Suárez, Carmen Machi, Jaime Ordóñez, etc. En conclusión, una muy buena película bastante infravalorada en mi opinión, ya que tiene una trama muy original y sumamente entretenida en la que lo único que no me termina de convencer es su final, que esta un poco fuera de lugar en cuanto a lo que venia planteándose. Muy recomendada. See more avant s 05/04/2021 the supposed comedy got lost in translation, overall it was a decent watch. See more nilufer e @Nilicim 04/16/2021 It was a weird little movie with a suspenseful and kind of thrilling plot and some good acting. There were some rather disgusting parts but the human behavior was handled correctly. See more 10/19/2020 Interesting and clever plot. Can not stop thinking about the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Strangers become trapped together in a bar.
Director
Alex de la Iglesia
Screenwriter
Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Alex de la Iglesia
Production Co
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Institut Valencià de Cinematografia (IVAC), Pokeepsie Films, Programa Ibermedia, Atresmedia, Nadie es Perfecto, Movistar Plus+, Atresmedia Cine, Pampa Films, El Bar Producciones, Crea SGR
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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