Overview
Two dropouts embark on a heist that spirals into chaos and ruin.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- restless
- stylish
- crime movie night
- mexican cinema showcase
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the stylish, inventive Mexican heist drama for its performances, playful direction, and thoughtful engagement with cultural heritage, while finding its tonal shifts somewhat uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Juan and Benjamín discover that the sacred museum artifacts are too recognizable and culturally significant for ordinary resale.
The targets are treasures from Mexico's Anthropology Museum, including objects connected to Maya civilization and national identity.
The robbery expands into a journey involving art dealers, Acapulco, and increasingly desperate attempts to dispose of the artifacts.
The improbable Christmas-night robbery is presented with comic audacity while the stolen collection steadily becomes ruinous for its perpetrators.
Films like Museo, and why
A Fish Called Wanda
improbable heist, comic tension, and emotionally complicated criminal protagonists
The Hot Rock
stylized crime storytelling, outsider criminals, and darkly playful moral consequences
Rififi
art theft, elegant criminal schemes, and a strong emphasis on character over action
Y Tu Mamá También
mexican crime drama, road movie movement, and restless young men confronting social consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Release Date
- 2018-08-23
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (155)
Cast
- Gael García Bernal
- Leonardo Ortizgris
- Alfredo Castro
- Bernardo Velasco
- Leticia Brédice
- Ilse Salas
- Lisa Owen
- Simon Russell Beale
- Gabriel Nuncio
- Maite Suárez Diez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Kino Film Collection
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Museo about?
- Two veterinary drop-outs turn a Christmas-night museum robbery into a fast-moving reckoning with cultural heritage, family pressure, and the consequences of impossible-to-sell loot.
- What is Museo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Museo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Museo violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Museo as mild.
- What did critics think of Museo?
- Critics broadly praised the stylish, inventive Mexican heist drama for its performances, playful direction, and thoughtful engagement with cultural heritage, while finding its tonal shifts somewhat uneven.
- Which films are like Museo?
- Films with a similar feel include A Fish Called Wanda, The Hot Rock, Rififi, and Y Tu Mamá También.
- How long is Museo?
- Museo runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Museo?
- In United States, Museo streams on Kino Film Collection.
