Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- tense
- grounded
- socially conscious film night
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a stark, socially committed coming-of-age crime drama, while finding its execution uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
El Cagalera and El Moloteco pursue petty crimes as a route out of impoverished teenage lives.
The teenagers’ attempts to improve their lives emerge directly from marginal conditions in Mexico City.
The teenage protagonists’ schemes retain impulsive energy while the surrounding violence and abuse darken their prospects.
The teenagers navigate abuse, criminal pressures, and precarious family relationships without reliable protection.
Films like Chicuarotes, and why
Amores perros
youthful alienation, petty crime, and harsh social realism in contemporary Mexico City
City of God
coming of age drama shaped by poverty, violence, and morally compromised urban environments
Pixote
socially grounded adolescent crime drama with bleak humor and outsider protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Gael García Bernal
- Release Date
- 2019-06-28
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (254)
Cast
- Benny Emmanuel
- Gabriel Carbajal
- Leidi Gutiérrez
- Dolores Heredia
- Enoc Leaño
- Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Pedro Joaquín
- Alejandro de la Rosa
- Kaarlo Isaacs Barria
- Ricardo Abarca
Common questions
- What is Chicuarotes about?
- Three Mexico City teenagers chase escape through petty crime, only to find their fragile hopes colliding with poverty, abuse, and urban violence.
- What is Chicuarotes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chicuarotes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Chicuarotes violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Chicuarotes as moderate.
- What did critics think of Chicuarotes?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a stark, socially committed coming-of-age crime drama, while finding its execution uneven.
- Which films are like Chicuarotes?
- Films with a similar feel include Amores perros, City of God, and Pixote.
- How long is Chicuarotes?
- Chicuarotes runs 96 minutes.
