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 Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada was released in 2005 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 589 reviews, giving The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 77%.
With a score of 75%, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like A History of Violence, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and The Constant Gardener.
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