Cantinflas

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Cantinflas

PG,

2014,

1h 43m,

Drama/

Biography/

Comedy

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47%

19 Reviews

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67%

2,500+ Ratings

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47%

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19 Reviews

67%

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2,500+ Ratings

From humble beginnings, Cantinflas (Óscar Jaenada) travels from the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood and becomes Mexico's beloved comedy-film star.

Critics Consensus

Cantinflas focuses on the idol instead of the man and in spite of Óscar Janeada's padrísimo performance, this biopic feels like the GIF of what could've been a contender.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Sep 4, 2014

2/5

To the uninitiated, such as myself, apart from the familiar landmarks of a career's trajectory, a lot of what is going on is too lightly sketched.

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

Sep 4, 2014

Cantinflas wears viewers down with earnest hero worship.

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Aaron Aradillas

RogerEbert.com

Sep 3, 2014

2/4

A big disappointment, a disjointed mess that tries to create a point-counterpoint narrative with these two savvy showmen, which inevitably tips the scales in favoring one of them.

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

Apr 20, 2016

A rancid narrative, with a simple sketch of the figure of a great popular film comedian. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

Apr 14, 2016

This is a movie that's OK, but could've been great. [Full review in Spanish]

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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz

Sensacine

Apr 5, 2016

2.5/5

Cantinflas would not stand out at all withtin the biopic genre if not for scar Jaenada's acting. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Finn S

Apr 25, 2019

The film suffers from trying to bring the audience familiar elements, while keeping aside the in-depth Cantinflas legend.

Hermione G

Aug 1, 2018

is a very bad movie, bad actor, movie s@cs

Kylo W

Feb 28, 2017

poderia ter sido muito mais que um mero relato, mas ainda assim: <3 cantinflas

Anakin R

Oct 22, 2016

A bit predictable, but fun to watch.

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Sebastian del Amo

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Óscar Jaenada

Cantinflas

Michael Imperioli

Mike Todd

Ilse Salas

Valentina Ivanova

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Estanislao Shilinsky

Gabriela de la Garza

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Synopsis

From humble beginnings, Cantinflas (Óscar Jaenada) travels from the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood and becomes Mexico's beloved comedy-film star.

Director: Sebastian del Amo
Producer: Adolfo Franco, Vidal Cantú
Screenwriter: Edui Tijerina
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Kenio Films
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive Material|Smoking|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Biography, Comedy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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