Nacho Libre

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Nacho Libre

PG

2006

1h 31m

Comedy

Adventure

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Ignacio (Jack Black), or Nacho to his friends, works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he grew up. The monastery is home to a host of orphans whom Nacho cares for deeply, but there is not much money to feed them properly. Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

Critics Consensus

At times hilarious, but other times offensive, Director Jared Hess is unable to recapture the collective charisma of his Napoleon characters, instead relying on a one-joke concept that runs out of steam. Sure to entertain the adolescents, however.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

06/27/2006

C+

More amusing in theory than in practice.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

06/24/2006

2.5/5

As in Napoleon Dynamite, there are catchphrases galore, but precious few that stick with you past the theatre parking lot.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

06/19/2006

Imagine my disappointment then, which grew to disbelief, which turned into utter disdain, by the time the credits rolled on this clunker.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 26

2/4

After a while, this disappointing film just lays there, like a wrestler body-slammed one time too many.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/21/2020

7/10

Hess doesn't take it all far enough (the PG rating seems unusually restrictive), especially with the audacity of gags and the frequency of jokes.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

06/19/2020

3/5

Never quite as funny as it threatens to be, but Black's misplaced enthusiasm in the fight-night sequences remains a grotesquely pleasing joy to behold throughout.

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Ray V

@RT36680724 Apr 15

One of the best movies despite the ratings. When I was young it was about the comedy, but then I realized this movie is special. Now I see the layers of craft that went into it. I love the story. It’s good for the soul.

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Ken D.

@RT17096547 Apr 9

Consistent laughs throughout the movie. Jack Black at his best!

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 23

Such a hilarious wrestling movie!

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Седоц T

@RT65727931 Mar 20

THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE IN THE WORLD! I don't understand those who watched this film and gave it low ratings. While watching this film, I experienced the full spectrum of emotions: from cringing to admiration. The fight scenes are top-notch, especially the final fight, when Nacho beats up the main wrestler like he's a disabled child.

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Manny D

@MannyV Feb 12

This movie was soooo lame. LAME! I didn't even laugh when I saw it in the theater. Nobody was laughing. it got a 33% score with critics. THEN, EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS MOVIE FOR THE 20TH TIME!?? and I'm just about to warch it again, and laugh hysterically at this dumb movie 😂😂🤣🤣 this movie deserves a sequel!! I NEED A SEQUEL !

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Michael J.

@MilesJoesph069 Feb 10

Jack Black is stellar, but the rest of the movie is kinda meh. Nostalgic, but definitely not Jared Hess’s best work.

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Synopsis

Ignacio (Jack Black), or Nacho to his friends, works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he grew up. The monastery is home to a host of orphans whom Nacho cares for deeply, but there is not much money to feed them properly. Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

Director: Jared Hess
Producer: Mike White, Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia Pistor
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Mike White
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Black & White Productions, Nickelodeon Movies
Rating: PG (Including Dialogue|Crude Humor|Some Rough Action)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.2M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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