The Matador (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	December 30, 2005 (LA/NY) January 20, 2006
On DVD:	July 4, 2006
Genre:	Comedy, Suspense, Crime
Director:	Richard Shepard
Writer:	Richard Shepard
Cast:	Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Adam Scott, Jonah Meyerson, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall
Studio:	The Weinstein Company
Official site:	matadorthemovie.com
Running Time:	97 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong sexual content and language

In writer/director Richard Shepard's dark comedy "The Matador," Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) is a hit man who's very good at what he does, but is losing his taste for the business. Danny is a salesman whose marriage and finances are in trouble. One night, at the hotel bar, these two men meet. Before long, they find themselves having an extremely unique Mexico City experience, one that will change them both forever. Julian the hit man,...

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To some, Pierce Brosnan may still be James Bond, but to others he plays a much more effective sleaze ball. Losing the tuxedo but not the weapons, Brosnan returns as a lonely and loopy assassin who befriends a struggling businessman (Greg Kinnear) in Mexico City in "The Matador." Full movie review »