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The Matador (2006)

Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Philip Baker Hall, Adam Scott, Dylan Baker, Hope Davis.
Director: Richard Shepard
Screenwriter(s): Richard Shepard
Producer(s): Pierce Brosnan, Beau St. Clair, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Prod. Company: Irish DreamTime, Furst Films, Stratus Film
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Shooting Locations: Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico
U.S. Release Date: January 06, 2006 (Limited)
U.S. DVD Release Date: July 04, 2006
Rated Restricted for strong sexual content and language.
arrowPlot Summary:
''The Matador'' is a comedic adventure about a traveling salesman, Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear), who accidentally meets up with Julian (Pierce Brosnan), "a facilitator of fatalities," at a Mexico City bar, where their subsequent evening together intertwines their lives in an unexpected, but lasting, bond. Each one is facing what could be a life-changing moment, and though they ostensibly have nothing in common, they're drawn together.
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