Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- sensual
- violent
- melodramatic
- adult movie night
- latin american cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rosario, Antonio, and Emilio are drawn into a passionate triangle where desire and death repeatedly converge.
Rosario's life as a hit woman is linked to hatred, violence, and a socially deprived family background.
The plot explicitly combines Rosario's seductiveness with her violent profession and the trio's confusion of love with death.
Rosario Tijeras is the central hit woman whose presence seduces both friends and drives the story's criminal and romantic conflicts.
Films like Rosario Tijeras, and why
Amores perros
shares a violent crime milieu, passionate romantic entanglements, and a fatalistic dramatic tone
Maria Full of Grace
combines socially rooted crime, sensual romance, and emotionally destructive relationships in contemporary latin america
A Time of Destiny
features a dangerous outsider protagonist, eroticized violence, and tragic romantic intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Emilio Maillé
- Release Date
- 2005-08-12
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (136)
Cast
- Flora Martínez
- Alejandra Borrero
- Kristina Lilley
- Unax Ugalde
- Manolo Cardona
- Rodrigo Oviedo
- Alonso Arias
- Alex Cox
- Maria Teresa Gomez
- Catalina Astrizabal
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Rosario Tijeras about?
- A seductive hit woman pulls two friends into a volatile triangle where criminal violence and romantic obsession become impossible to separate.
- What is Rosario Tijeras like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rosario Tijeras as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Rosario Tijeras violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Rosario Tijeras as graphic.
- Which films are like Rosario Tijeras?
- Films with a similar feel include Amores perros, Maria Full of Grace, and A Time of Destiny.
- How long is Rosario Tijeras?
- Rosario Tijeras runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Rosario Tijeras?
- In United States, Rosario Tijeras is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
