Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- crude
- grotesque
- cult comedy night
- late night viewing
What sets it apart
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José Luis Torrente returns as a corrupt, inept Spanish detective whose behavior drives the comic set pieces.
The film's keywords explicitly include Spanish politics, while its detective-parody framework mocks public authority.
The third adventure places Torrente in a new bodyguard assignment while preserving his established characterization.
The premise centers on Torrente's horrendous conduct and a supporting group identified through freak and friki imagery.
Films like Torrente 3: The Protector, and why
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
broad parody comedy, crude humor, and an incompetent central law-enforcement figure
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
raunchy crime parody built around an unscrupulous, inept protagonist
Airbag
Spanish-language ensemble comedy mixing criminal plotting with outrageous comic grotesquerie
Movie Details
- Director
- Santiago Segura
- Release Date
- 2005-09-30
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (201)
Cast
- Santiago Segura
- José Mota
- Javier Gutiérrez
- Carlos Latre
- Tony Leblanc
- Eduardo García
- Yvonne Sciò
- Silvia Gambino
- Ruth Zanon
- Fabio Testi
Common questions
- What is Torrente 3: The Protector about?
- An appalling Spanish detective stumbles into bodyguard duty, turning a protection assignment into another episode of corrupt, vulgar comic chaos.
- What is Torrente 3: The Protector like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Torrente 3: The Protector as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Torrente 3: The Protector violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Torrente 3: The Protector as mild.
- Which films are like Torrente 3: The Protector?
- Films with a similar feel include The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and Airbag.
- How long is Torrente 3: The Protector?
- Torrente 3: The Protector runs 91 minutes.
