The Matador
May 12, 2005 | IMDB 6.3
97 min Watch NowAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Three Times
That Beautiful Somewhere
Sleeper
Class of 1984
Gemini Man
Nothing
Wonder Boys
The Crow: City of Angels
The King Is Alive
Contract Killer
Blow Out
A Pain in the Ass
Talk of the Town
The Replacement Killers
Intolerable Cruelty
Ozon
Tuna Melt
Beast of Burden
Cruel Will
Le Samouraï
SIMILAR MOVIES
Three Times
IMDB 7 | May , 2005
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.That Beautiful Somewhere
IMDB 4.1 | Apr , 2007
A detective teams up with a young female archaeologist to unravel the mysterious death of a 'bog body' found in a native swamp rumoured to have curative powers. It is the story of two wounded souls searching for healing and redemptionSleeper
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1973
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.Class of 1984
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1982
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.Gemini Man
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2019
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.Nothing
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2003
The film tells the story of two good friends who live together, Andrew, an agoraphobic travel agent who works from his home, and Dave, a loser who works in an office where he is treated with contempt. Just when it seems things can't get any worse for the two, the entire world outside of their house disappears and is replaced with an endless white void.Wonder Boys
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 2000
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.The Crow: City of Angels
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 1996
A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize his enemy has discovered the one weakness that can destroy him forever.The King Is Alive
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2000
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.Contract Killer
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1998
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.Blow Out
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1981
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.A Pain in the Ass
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1973
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.Talk of the Town
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1995
Comedy about a woman who hosts a radio talk-show who turns thirty and worries about not having a husband. With the help of her gay brother, she places an personal advert in the local paper and meets a charming dentist. Unfortunately, she finds out he is married, and her brother also falls for him.The Replacement Killers
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 1998
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.Intolerable Cruelty
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2003
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.Ozon
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2016
One of the first Russian video bloggers, Ozon tries to reattain his internet popularity.Tuna Melt
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2025
After a breakup, a hitman unexpectedly meets the love of his life soon after he completes a job.Beast of Burden
IMDB 4.3 | Feb , 2018
Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.Cruel Will
IMDB 3.4 | Dec , 2013
Tragedy strikes married couple Paul and Lily, when Lily's father dies. Lily has her father cremated, brings the urn home and now Paul has to come to terms with the death of his father-in-law whom he had despised. The situation gets a bit frayed when the lid to the urn mysteriously disappears, and Paul begins to experience happenings no one else is aware of.Le Samouraï
IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1967
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.