# La Mexicana (2001)

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**Original title**: *The Mexican*
**Runtime**: 123 min
**Genres**: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
**Directed by**: Gore Verbinski
**Written by**: J. H. Wyman
**Starring**: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, J.K. Simmons, David Krumholtz, Bob Balaban

> *Love with the safety off.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The film sets Jerry Welbach on a cross-border errand that’s equal parts errand and escape. He must retrieve an antique pistol in Mexico while dodging a boss’s deadline and a girlfriend’s ultimatum. The catch follows him south like a jilted shadow.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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