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Film · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Adventure, Western

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

★ 7.0 · 690 votesIMDb★ 7.3 · 43,625 votes2 h 1 minCrime, Drama, Mystery2005

Nobody is beyond redemption.

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Director
Tommy Lee Jones
Writers
Guillermo Arriaga
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
November 17, 2005

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada was released on November 17, 2005. Where to watch in United States: fuboTV, Philo, and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel (subscription).

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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada cast

  • Tommy Lee JonesPete Perkins
  • Barry PepperMike Norton
  • Dwight YoakamSheriff Frank Belmont
  • January JonesLou Ann Norton
  • Melissa LeoRachel
  • Julio Cesar CedilloMelquiades Estrada
  • Levon HelmOld Man with Radio
  • Mel RodriguezCaptain Gomez
  • Cecilia SuárezRosa
  • Ignacio GuadalupeLucio
  • Vanessa BaucheMariana
  • Irineo AlvarezManuel
  • Guillermo ArriagaJuan
  • Josh BerryBorder Patrolman
  • Rodger BoyceSalesman
  • Sonny Carl DavisKruger
  • Richard Andrew JonesBob
  • Sean HenniganChuck
  • Terry Dale ParksNeil
  • Brent SmigaDeputy Antonio
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