The Matador
“A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...”
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
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Cast
43 people
Pierce Brosnan
Julian Noble
Known for
GoldenEye
The Foreigner
Greg Kinnear
Danny Wright
Known for
Little Miss Sunshine
Black Bird
Hope Davis
Carolyn 'Bean' Wright
Known for
Your Honor
Wayward Pines
Portia Dawson
Genevive
Known for
First Snow
Adam Scott
Phil Garrison
Known for
Severance
Parks and Recreation
Israel Tellez
The Matador
No other roles listed
Arlin Miller
Radio DJ (voice)
Known for
August: Osage County
Azucena Medina
Young Denver Fling
No other roles listed
Jonah Meyerson
Ten Year Old Boy
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Little Manhattan
Wiveca Bonerais
Ten Year Old Boy's Mother
No other roles listed
Roberto Sosa
Skinny Mexican Man
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)
Antonio Zavala Kugler
Hotel Bartender 1
Also in
Mexico City
Before Night Falls
Richard Shepard Director · Rolfe Kent Composer David Tattersall Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $10M · United States release May 12, 2005
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Stratus Film Co.
Production
DEJ Productions
Production
Furst Films
Production
Irish Dreamtime
Production
Bob Yari Productions
Production
Arclight Films
Production
Jade Films
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
Germany · Mexico · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · May 12, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States · May 12, 2005
Theatrical
Australia
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 2006 · Theatrical
France
November 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
May 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
May 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 26, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 3, 2005 · Theatrical
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