Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- absurdist
- awkward
- witty
- family movie night
- lighthearted weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found Jack Black and the wrestling sequences appealing, but considered the humor and orphanage story uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nacho secretly becomes a luchador to earn money for the orphans and gain respect within the monastery.
Nacho's monkish life, strange wrestling persona, and interactions with the monastery community rely on deliberately offbeat humor.
Masked wrestling, ring personas, and competitive luchador bouts provide the film's central public performance and action framework.
Nacho hides his monastery cook identity while secretly wrestling as a luchador.
Films like Nacho Libre, and why
school of rock
shared absurdist comedy, eccentric outsider protagonist, and affectionate lowbrow humor
dodgeball: a true underdog story
shared offbeat buddy comedy, exaggerated physical humor, and underdog ambition
napoleon dynamite
shared quirky comedy, unconventional heroes, and warm community-centered themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Jared Hess
- Release Date
- 2006-06-16
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1930)
Cast
- Jack Black
- Ana de la Reguera
- Héctor Jiménez
- Darius Rose
- Moisés Arias
- Carlos Maycotte
- Richard Montoya
- César Barrón
- Rafael Montalvo
- Julio Sandoval
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, 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 Nacho Libre about?
- A lonely monastery cook adopts a masked wrestling persona to fund an orphanage, win affection, and finally command respect.
- What is Nacho Libre like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nacho Libre as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nacho Libre violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nacho Libre as mild.
- What did critics think of Nacho Libre?
- Critics broadly found Jack Black and the wrestling sequences appealing, but considered the humor and orphanage story uneven.
- Which films are like Nacho Libre?
- Films with a similar feel include school of rock, dodgeball: a true underdog story, and napoleon dynamite.
- How long is Nacho Libre?
- Nacho Libre runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nacho Libre?
- In United States, Nacho Libre streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
