Overview
A darkly comedic journey into the heart of Mexico's drug trade, where ambition meets chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- bleak
- grotesque
- adult movie night
- political film discussion
Movie Details
- Director
- Luis Estrada
- Release Date
- 2010-09-03
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (819)
Cast
- Damián Alcázar
- Joaquín Cosío
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz
- María Rojo
- Elizabeth Cervantes
- Jorge Zárate
- Salvador Sánchez
- Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Angelina Peláez
- Kristyan Ferrer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is El Infierno about?
- A deported Mexican man finds money and status in the cartel underworld, only to confront the brutal emptiness behind its promises.
- What is El Infierno like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of El Infierno as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is El Infierno violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in El Infierno as graphic.
- What did critics think of El Infierno?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an energetic, sharply acted black comedy whose grotesque cartel satire captures anxieties about contemporary Mexico.
- Which films are like El Infierno?
- Films with a similar feel include Gomorrah, In Bruges, Four Lions, and Miss Bala.
- How long is El Infierno?
- El Infierno runs 148 minutes.
- Where can I watch El Infierno?
- In United States, El Infierno streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
