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Men With Guns

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A wealthy doctor (Federico Luppi) has a political awakening when traveling companions (Damián Delgado, Dan Rivera González) help him learn the distressing fate of former students.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
4/4
The film takes the form of a journey, sometimes harrowing, sometimes poetic. It has a backbone of symbolism, as many great stories do. Go to Full Review
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Dec 6, 2007
4/5
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Nov 15, 2007
4/5
Pete Vonder Haar Film Threat Aug 19, 2005
5/5
Quintessentially Sayles Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson New Times May 28, 2005
5/5
A sort of Heart of Darkness in South America Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 18, 2004
1/5
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Audience Reviews

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Alec B @Alec97 Feb 28, 2024 The meaning of the title may be obvious but Sayles is more concerned with what people do to survive in impossible situations than trying to find a deeper meaning. The way the narrative unfolds, as a road movie with characters showing up to represent various perspectives and harsh realities, is quite brilliant. See more dustin d @RT12543299 Jun 13, 2022 John Sayles demonstrates a good movie can be made outside the Hollywood system. Men with Guns is about how the defenseless will always be pushed around by those with arbitrary power. See more jerry z @RT00560717 May 28, 2012 Wrong Movie info for Men with Guns See more Jan 19, 2012 Another Sayles masterpiece. Where did that guy go anyways? I realize that the quality of his films has deteriorated but surely he has more stories to tell us? See more Jan 19, 2011 One of John Sayles' best films that even many of his fans haven't seen. See more Jun 14, 2010 Excellent Sayles film about government and violence clashing with the lives of the people. The single character going back to try and find the students he sent into the wild to doctor the locals is a perfect frame to drop in other elements along the journey. Sayles' character development and direction is so very good as a viewer you know each new character will be a new journey in itself. See more Read all reviews
Men With Guns

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Movie Info

Synopsis A wealthy doctor (Federico Luppi) has a political awakening when traveling companions (Damián Delgado, Dan Rivera González) help him learn the distressing fate of former students.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
R. Paul Miller, Maggie Renzi
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Clear Blue Sky Productions, Lexington Road, Independent Film Channel, Anarchists' Convention
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 5, 1997, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 1998
Box Office (Gross USA)
$910.3K
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
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