Once Upon a Time in Mexico vs One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for Once Upon a Time in Mexico). Once Upon a Time in Mexico is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 42m. Once Upon a Time in Mexico is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico posterOnce Upon a Time in Mexico2003 VS One Battle After Another posterOne Battle After Another2025
Once Upon a Time in MexicoOne Battle After Another
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 7.7/10
Year20032025
Length1h 42m2h 42m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRobert RodriguezPaul Thomas Anderson
Main castEva Mendes, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Danny Trejo, Mickey RourkeChase Infiniti, Tony Goldwyn, Regina Hall, Benicio del Toro, Wood Harris

Synopsis

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

One Battle After Another

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

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