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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005 • 2h1m Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western

Rating

7.0/10

Popularity

1

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Details

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Screenplay

Guillermo Arriaga

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Barry Pepper

Dwight Yoakam

Release date

11/17/2005

Status

Released

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$12,036,149

Origin country

US

Vote count

621