The Mexican

About The Mexican

Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences.

The Mexican (2001) is a comedy crime film directed by Gore Verbinski. Its themes are mexico, thief, mobster, and on the road.

Brad Pitt appears as Jerry, Julia Roberts as Samantha, James Gandolfini as Leroy, and J.K. Simmons as Ted. Released in March 2001, it runs 123 minutes.

The screenplay is by J. H. Wyman. It was produced by Lawrence Bender Productions and Newmarket Films. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Let's Be Cops, Paris, Texas, and La La Land make useful companions to The Mexican, all filed under kidnapping. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 1,674 votes and it carries a R rating.