The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada vs The Unholy Trinity
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.3/10 for The Unholy Trinity). The Unholy Trinity is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 1m. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are adventure, crime, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Unholy Trinity| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | The Unholy Trinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western | Adventure, Crime, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Tommy Lee Jones | Richard Gray |
| Main cast | January Jones, Vanessa Bauche, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Pierce Brosnan, David Arquette, Brandon Lessard |
Synopsis
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
The Unholy Trinity
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town of Trinity, where an unexpected turn of events traps him in town and leaves him caught between Gabriel Dove, the town’s upstanding new sheriff, and a…
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