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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003 · 102 min · Director: Robert Rodriguez ★ IMDb 6.3 · 177,961 ratings

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Return of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the final installment of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga continues as El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the blood trail of Barrillo (Willem Dafoe), a cartel kingpin with one last score to settle who is planning a coup d'etat against the president of Mexico. Enlisted by Sands (Johnny Depp), a corrupt CIA agent, El Mariachi demands retribution.

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anger 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anger, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anger and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %38 %52 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity44 %39 %46 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension48 %46 %44 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension57 %57 %43 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension59 %57 %39 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity55 %46 %39 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Disturbing60 %45 %35 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %50 %34 %46 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity54 %48 %43 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension55 %52 %44 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Tension65 %64 %36 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing68 %65 %35 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %63 %45 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension69 %66 %51 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension73 %68 %41 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing70 %63 %30 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension69 %63 %28 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Sadness69 %61 %25 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension65 %55 %22 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Cheech Marin

Belini

Mickey Rourke

Billy Chambers

Willem Dafoe

Armando Barillo

Eva Mendes

CIA Agent Ajedrez

Rubén Blades

Jorge, Retired FBI Agent

EI
Enrique Iglesias

Lorenzo

TR
Troy Robinson

Romero

GV
Gerardo Vigil

General Marquez

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

President of Mexico

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Nicholas, Presidential Advisor

TL
Tito Larriva

Cab Driver

MC
Miguel Couturier

Dr. Guevera

TV
Tony Valdes

Chicle Boy

JL
José Luis Avendaño

Alvaro

RD
Rodolfo De Alexandre

Omar

Details

Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
Written by
Robert Rodriguez
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 177,961 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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