El Norte
1983, Drama, 2h 19m
21 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Sensitively written, skillfully directed, and powerfully portrayed, El Norte wrings deeply affecting drama from intractable real-life issues. Read critic reviews
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Rosa Xuncax
Enrique Xuncax
Arturo Xuncax
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Critic Reviews for El Norte
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (3)
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From the very first moments of El Norte, we know that we are in the hands of a great movie.
September 19, 2014 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
It is beautifully lensed and comes across as a kind of giant Renaissance canvas.
September 19, 2014 | Full Review… -
In El Norte's defense, it does not, unlike those contemporary films, filter its view of an ethnic subculture through the eyes of a white protagonist.
January 23, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
El Norte is not exactly a great film, but it's a very good one that, through the devices of fiction, manages to provoke a number of healthily contradictory feelings about the world we all inhabit at the moment.
August 23, 2004 | Full Review… -
Though his subject is a serious one and his intentions are apparently noble, Nava has made a film that is essentially indistinguishable from Love Story.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review… -
Narrated in a direct and unsophisticated style, it has greatness but also the limitations of independent cinema that tends to look at the immediate with excessive schematism. [Full Review in Spanish]
September 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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From the very first moments of El Norte, we know that we are in the hands of a great movie.
September 19, 2014 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
It is beautifully lensed and comes across as a kind of giant Renaissance canvas.
September 19, 2014 | Full Review… -
In El Norte's defense, it does not, unlike those contemporary films, filter its view of an ethnic subculture through the eyes of a white protagonist.
January 23, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
El Norte is not exactly a great film, but it's a very good one that, through the devices of fiction, manages to provoke a number of healthily contradictory feelings about the world we all inhabit at the moment.
August 23, 2004 | Full Review… -
Narrated in a direct and unsophisticated style, it has greatness but also the limitations of independent cinema that tends to look at the immediate with excessive schematism. [Full Review in Spanish]
September 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The most striking thing about Gregory Nava's El Norte may be that so compelling and true a story took so long to make it to the screen.
August 20, 2019 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for El Norte
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Apr 30, 2011I'm sort of embarrassed that I like this so much, especially the part when it devolves into a horror story because of THE MICE OH MY GOD THE MICE, but I don't know - it's also kind of charming in its own simple way.Jennifer X Super Reviewer
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Oct 14, 2009Picked it up at the library,Tried to watch it but got bored so I took it back.Seen it at the library again & decided to give it another chance & Im so glad I did.A great movieBrody M Super Reviewer
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Jul 08, 2008Brother and sister from Guatemala decide to seek refuge in the U.S. That's the first part. The second half details their life in that magical city in "the north" called Los Angeles. The last shot is heartbreaking. Well plotted film deservedly won an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.Mark H Super Reviewer
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Jul 06, 2008Depressingly good times.Ed K Super Reviewer
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