Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- sardonic
- visceral
- propulsive
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic, hard-hitting, cleverly constructed, and well suited to Mel Gibson's sardonic outsider persona, while noting its viciousness and stereotyped characterizations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Driver navigates prison gangs, corrupt officials, and shifting loyalties through deception, calculation, and opportunistic alliances.
El Pueblito functions as a village of convicts with its own hierarchy, commerce, violence, and rules.
Driver's sharp, sardonic outsider persona offsets physical violence, criminal menace, and emotional cruelty.
Driver forms a reluctant pact with the streetwise Kid, whose unusual immunity makes him vital to survival inside the prison.
Films like Get the Gringo, and why
Escape from New York
shares hard-edged prison-crime action, a morally flexible outsider protagonist, and exploitation-film energy
Desperado
shares gritty mexican crime settings, sardonic violence, corrupt institutions, and a hunted antihero
The Raid: Redemption
shares brutal prison hierarchy, survival strategy, and fast-moving action-thriller storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Adrian Grünberg
- Release Date
- 2012-03-15
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1863)
Cast
- Mel Gibson
- Kevin Hernandez
- Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Peter Stormare
- Jesús Ochoa
- Roberto Sosa
- Dolores Heredia
- Mario Zaragoza
- Peter Gerety
- Bob Gunton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- 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 Get the Gringo about?
- A sharp-tongued getaway driver must outwit a violent Mexican prison society while protecting a streetwise child and a fortune hidden in his car.
- What is Get the Gringo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Get the Gringo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Get the Gringo violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Get the Gringo as brutal.
- What did critics think of Get the Gringo?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic, hard-hitting, cleverly constructed, and well suited to Mel Gibson's sardonic outsider persona, while noting its viciousness and stereotyped characterizations.
- Which films are like Get the Gringo?
- Films with a similar feel include Escape from New York, Desperado, and The Raid: Redemption.
- How long is Get the Gringo?
- Get the Gringo runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Get the Gringo?
- In United States, Get the Gringo streams on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
