Sicario

Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 Limited Friday, September 25, 2015 Expansion

Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal, Basil Iwanyk, Victor Garber, Erica Lee, John H. Starke, Josh Brolin, Denis Villeneuve, Taylor Sheridan, Jeffrey Donovan

R Crime 2 hrs, 1 m

  • 4.1

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an elite government task force official [Josh Brolin] to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past [Benicio Del Toro], the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.
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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Dune. The film's writer Taylor Sheridan last wrote Special Ops: Lioness (Series) and Those Who Wish Me Dead.

Screenwriter
Producer
Basil Iwanyk

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong violence, grisly images, and language
Runtime
2 hrs, 1 m
Tagline
The Deeper You Go, The Darker It Gets.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • A Lionsgate presentation, a Black Label Media presentation, a Thunder Road production, a Denis Villeneuve film.
  • In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Sicario was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 18, 2015 . There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Black Mass and Captive. As a limited release, Sicario was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

  • Added a running time of 121 minutes

Sun., Sep. 6, 2015

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