Miss Bala
Seen it?2019 | 104 min | Action
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, 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 action fans. If you loved Sicario or Scarface, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$15 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- Gina RodriguezGloria
- Ismael Cruz CordovaLino
- Aislinn DerbezIsabel
- Matt LauriaBrian
- Damián AlcázarChief Saucedo
- Ricardo AbarcaPollo
- Cristina RodloSuzu
- Anthony MackieJimmy
- Thomas DekkerMakeup Supervisor
- Barbarella PardoMX Customs Officer