Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
Seen it?1998 | 92 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among crime fans and anyone who loves a strong drama, this one's for you. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
A couple of friends work for a taxi driver to rob his passengers, but they feel like they're getting ripped off. They decide to plan their own robberies, but they are amateurs and things don't go too well. One of the youths, Cordoba, whose girlfriend Sandra is pregnant, just wants to get enough cash so they can leave Argentina and get to Uruguay to start a new life. He and his friends plan one last robbery, but things don't go as planned.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bruno Stagnaro, Adrián Caetano
- Héctor AngladaCordobés
- Jorge SesánPablo
- Pamela JordánSandra
- Adrián YospeRubén
- Daniel Di BiaseTrompa
- Walter DíazFrula
- Martín AdjemiánTaxista
- Elena CánepaVieja
- Rubén RodríguezRengo
- Tony LestingiPasajero