The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Nobody is beyond redemption.

121 min★ 7.3 · 43,544 votes

• Adventure
• Crime
• Drama

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.

Release date

November 8, 2007

Country of origin

United States, Mexico, France

Music

Marco Beltrami

Budget

$15,000,000

Box office

$12,036,149