The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Where to Watch The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) (Legally)

Nobody is beyond redemption.
Nov 17, 2005 US 121 min M
7.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
650 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

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Expect a Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western blend, with a runtime close to 121 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7/10 from about 650 votes.

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Topics & keywords

mexico, texas, illegal immigration, border patrol, usa–mexico border, promise, corpse, desert, neo-western, coyote

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Plot

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.

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Main cast

Tommy Lee Jones
as Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
as Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
as Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones
as Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo
as Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm
as Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez
as Captain Gomez