Sicario (2015)
Sicario is an action crime thriller from director Denis Villeneuve. The film stars Emily Blunt as Kate Macer, an FBI agent who is recruited to help Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) in the war on drugs that is escalating on the US and Mexican border. The film was praised upon its release and nominated for three Oscars, which led to a sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, in 2018.
- Release Date:
- September 18, 2015
- Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Donovan, Jon Bernthal, Victor Garber
- Rating:
- R
- Runtime:
- 121minutes
- Writers:
- Taylor Sheridan
- Budget:
- $30 million
- Studio(s):
- Sony
- Distributor(s):
- Sony, Lionsgate
- Sequel(s):
- Sicario: Day Of The Soldado
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Summary
An idealistic FBI agent (Blunt) is tasked to aid in the escalating war against drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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