Miss Bala
A determined woman must outwit a cartel and corrupt power structures after being pulled into a cross-border criminal operation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- propulsive
- heightened
- action movie night
- crime thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that Gina Rodriguez shows promise as an action lead, but the film struggles to balance its set pieces with a compelling story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gloria is drawn into cross-border organized crime and must use cunning and strength to survive.
Gloria becomes the central survivor in a cartel-controlled world, with Gina Rodriguez carrying the action role.
The plot explicitly centers cross-border crime involving Mexican and American criminal and law-enforcement interests.
Corruption is a stated keyword and shapes Gloria's entanglement with cartel and official power.
Films like Miss Bala, and why
Widows
female-led crime thriller centered on survival amid organized criminal violence
Sicario
female protagonist navigating cartel power and escalating action in mexico
Peppermint
stylized action thriller about a woman forced into criminal operations
Movie Details
- Director
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Release Date
- 2019-01-25
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (601)
Cast
- Gina Rodriguez
- Ismael Cruz Cordova
- Aislinn Derbez
- Matt Lauria
- Damián Alcázar
- Ricardo Abarca
- Cristina Rodlo
- Anthony Mackie
- Thomas Dekker
- Barbarella Pardo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Miss Bala about?
- A determined woman must outwit a cartel and corrupt power structures after being pulled into a cross-border criminal operation.
- What is Miss Bala like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miss Bala as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Miss Bala violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Miss Bala as moderate.
- What did critics think of Miss Bala?
- Critics broadly agreed that Gina Rodriguez shows promise as an action lead, but the film struggles to balance its set pieces with a compelling story.
- Which films are like Miss Bala?
- Films with a similar feel include Widows, Sicario, and Peppermint.
- How long is Miss Bala?
- Miss Bala runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Miss Bala?
- In United States, Miss Bala streams on Starz Apple TV channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
