Loving Pablo
Seen it?2017 | 123 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, 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
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved GoodFellas or Layer Cake, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$175 million worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 72K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa
- Javier BardemPablo Escobar
- Penélope CruzVirginia Vallejo
- Peter SarsgaardShepard
- Julieth RestrepoMaria Victoria Henao
- Óscar JaenadaSantoro
- David ValenciaSantos
- Mark BasnightFamily Man
- Joavany AlvarezIgnacio Velarde
- Matthew MorenoPablito
- David OjalvoFBI Agent