Outlaws
Seen it?2021 | 125 min | Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Heat, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Introverted Girona student Nacho meets two delinquents from the city's Chinatown and gets caught up in a summer onslaught of burglaries and hold ups that will change his life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
10 wins and 18 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Monzón
- Marcos RuizNacho
- Begoña VargasTere
- Chechu SalgadoZarco
- Xavier MartínGordo
- Carlos OviedoGuille
- Jorge AparicioChino
- Daniel IbáñezPiernas
- Víctor Manuel PajaresDrácula
- Cintia GarcíaLina
- Xavi SáezHidalgo