Dance with the Devil
Seen it?1997 | 130 min | Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Close Range or Grindhouse, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide on a $8 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 51K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
- Rosie PerezPerdita Durango
- Javier BardemRomeo
- Harley CrossDuane
- Aimee GrahamEstelle
- Screamin' Jay HawkinsAdolfo
- Don StroudSantos
- Demián BichirCatalina
- Santiago SeguraShorty Dee
- Carlos BardemReggie
- Alex CoxDoyle