Direction: Amat Escalante
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Amat Escalante. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Narcos: Mexico (TV Series)
2018 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Chris Brancato · Carlo Bernard · Doug Miro · Andrés Baiz
Cast Diego Luna · Michael Peña · Scoot McNairy · Tenoch Huerta
Plot TV Series (2018-2020). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. “Narcos: Mexico” is set in the 1980s and tracks the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel, led by Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna)....
7.0
5K votes
7.0
5K votes
Heli
2013 · Movie · 105 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Armando Espitia · Linda González · Andrea Vergara · Reina Torres
Plot Estela is a 12 year old girl who has just fallen crazy in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married. Trying...
6.4
2K votes
6.4
2K votes
The Untamed
2016 · Movie · 100 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Simone Bucio · Ruth Jazmín Ramos · Jesús Meza · Edén Villavicencio
Plot Young mother Alejandra is a working housewife, raising two boys with husband Angel in a small city. Her brother Fabian works as a nurse in a local hospital. Their provincial...
6.1
1K votes
6.1
1K votes
Revolution
2010 · Movie · 110 min. · Mexico
Direction Carlos Reygadas · Gael García Bernal · Diego Luna · Rodrigo Plá
Cast Rodolfo Palacios · Mónica Bejarano · Ari Brickman · Yolanda Abbud L.
Plot The Mexican revolution began one hundred years ago with the overthrow of the country’s dictatorial President Porfirio Díaz. REVOLUCIÓN is a portmanteau film in which ten directors look back in...
5.8
100 votes
5.8
100 votes
The Bastards
2008 · Movie · 86 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Jesús Moises Rodríguez · Rubén Sosa · Nina Zavarin · Trevor Glen Campbell
Plot A 24 hour period in the lives of Fausto and Jesus, two undocumented Mexican day-labourers in L.A. Each day another task, each day the same pressure to find money. They...
5.8
341 votes
5.8
341 votes
Sangre
2005 · Movie · 90 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Cirilo Recio · Claudia Orozco · Martha Preciado · Laura Saldaña Quintero
5.5
184 votes
5.5
184 votes
Lost in the Night
2023 · Movie · 120 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Juan Daniel García Treviño · Bárbara Mori · Ester Expósito · Fernando Bonilla
Plot Paloma, a professor and activist, protests against the local mining industry. Shortly afterwards, it disappears without a trace. Five years later, her son Emiliano searches for the culprit. The 20-year-old...
5.4
220 votes
5.4
220 votes
Slave (S)
2014 · Movie · 13 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Natalia Guzmán · Donovan Torres · Andrea Vergara · María Elena Velázquez
Plot 14-year-old Ana is easily seduced by Sam, a 17 year-old young man who, along with his mother and others deceive and blackmail Ana into the world of prostitution. Ana will...
5.0
99 votes
5.0
99 votes
Amarrados (S)
2002 · Movie · 16 min. · Mexico
Direction Amat Escalante
Cast Abel Díaz · Kenny Johnston · Zonia Rangel Mora · Yalhi Rosas
Plot A homeless kid addicted to sniffing glue is part of a vicious circle of dysfunction and sexual abuse.
4.9
65 votes
4.9
65 votes
Vidas violentas
2015 · Movie · 70 min. · Mexico
Direction Carlos Cuarón · Álvaro Curiel · Amat Escalante · Michael Rowe
Cast Cecilia Suárez · Vanessa Bauche · Joaquín Cosío · Sebastián Zurita
—
Not rated
—
Not rated