IMDb 6.1 2018 HD

Gringo

Gringo

2018
Action Comedy Crime
111 min R USA
5.9 / 10
6.1 IMDB

An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Nash Edgerton / Rod Smith / John Nasraway / Susan Malerstein / Tracy Scott / Eric Calatayud
Starring
David Oyelowo / Joel Edgerton / Charlize Theron / Amanda Seyfried / Sharlto Copley / Harry Treadaway / Yul Vazquez / Thandiwe Newton

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

chaotic dark humour suspenseful satirical convoluted ambitious messy entertaining compelling uneven memorable thrilling

Reviews

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Sophia Rossi
Apr 9, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Gringo offers a potent cocktail of dark humour and thriller elements, charting the downfall of an American executive whose life unravels in Mexico. David Oyelowo delivers a nuanced performance, effectively conveying his character's increasing desperation and moral compromise.…

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Benjamin Carter
Apr 9, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

A film that throws a lot at the wall, and some of it sticks with surprising tenacity. Gringo follows an American businessman whose life takes a sharp, unexpected turn in Mexico, setting off a chain reaction of increasingly…

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Isabelle Dubois
Apr 9, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

Gringo is a wild ride that embraces its own brand of mayhem. The premise, a businessman’s life imploding due to an incident in Mexico, is ripe for dark humour and suspense, and the film largely delivers. David Oyelowo…

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Marcus Thorne
Apr 9, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

This is a film that clearly aimed for a sharp, satirical edge but often stumbles in its execution. Gringo presents a convoluted plot involving a pharmaceutical executive's troubles south of the border. David Oyelowo does his best with…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 9, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Gringo attempts a precarious balancing act, weaving a tale of corporate duplicity and Mexican peril with a darkly comedic thread. David Oyelowo anchors the film as a man caught in a rapidly escalating series of unfortunate events, delivering…

FAQs

The film's setup, involving an American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company about to go public, strongly suggests a thematic exploration of corporate machinations. The turmoil he experiences in Mexico likely serves as a catalyst to expose the darker underbelly of such industries. While not a documentary, Gringo appears poised to use its plot to comment on the ethical compromises and high stakes inherent in the pursuit of profit within the corporate world.