Amores Perros
2000
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 34m
A bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash. (Lion Gate Films)
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Amores Perros
2000
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 34m
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Rated 11 Feb 2010
35
19th
Over-praised. A contrived and heavy-handed soap opera with an over-reliance on cheap sentiment. And, in spite of what passes for "grittiness", as the film progresses it strays farther and farther from any kind of realism, betraying a falseness that lies at its core. Whatever meagre cleverness is required to interweave a few stories, the result lacks genuine significance, coming across as little more than a calling card to Hollywood who, in their wisdom, did in fact come calling.
Rated 11 Feb 2010
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
92nd
Brutal, visceral, gut-wrenching. Very intense film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 29 Oct 2008
70
71st
The first part of Iñárritus Life sucks-trilogy is also the best one. However it is not the masterpiece everyone says. The film is a long journey through a lot of sad stories. I do not mind tragic tales. But if you do not include some sort of contrasting emotions, the sad parts do not engage. And by the way the connection between the stories is nothing but a gimmick. Just like in Babel it is just a plot tool to combine the different parts.
Rated 29 Oct 2008
Rated 05 Jul 2007
90
85th
This movie does not fuck around. Except for that part where the dog is trapped under the apartment floor; it fucked around for a while there. But then it paid that part off well and stopped fucking around again. The movie is brilliantly directed and written, and harsh as hell. I was reminded of Los olvidados at times, even though they're very different films in many respects.
Rated 05 Jul 2007
Rated 18 Jun 2010
91
94th
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's beautiful and emotional tale of intertwinable stories on the hard streets of Mexico City is one of the most powerful films of the 00's.
Rated 18 Jun 2010
Rated 21 Jul 2007
92
94th
Depressing in a good way, if that makes sense.
Rated 21 Jul 2007
Rated 04 Mar 2009
20
44th
None of the three tales is very engaging, and none gains much by their merger -- besides bulk. (Two and a half hours' worth.) But you can see why the filmmaker has been likened to Tarantino: a less daunting benchmark than, say, Faulkner.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
Rated 08 Jul 2009
93
97th
Raw, brutal storytelling at its best. Innaritu's first, and arguably best film.
Rated 08 Jul 2009
Rated 01 Dec 2006
99
95th
One of my favourite films ever. Brilliantly shot, it gives you a perfect picture of Mexico City. Features awesome and moving performances by everyone involved. Inarritus masterpiece.
Rated 01 Dec 2006
Rated 27 Feb 2007
96
97th
Slightly labourious to get through at first, but that pays off more as the movie goes on.
Rated 27 Feb 2007
Rated 09 Apr 2007
88
81st
An intensely emotional tale of three different groups of people interwoven through the story of their dogs and their tragic lives. Excellently crafted and brilliantly acted, it's a wonderful treat in every respect.
Rated 09 Apr 2007
Rated 11 Jul 2007
5
96th
Brutal, brutal pessimistic film. Not something you want to watch when you're already having a bad day.
Rated 11 Jul 2007
Rated 31 Dec 2007
94
86th
What a great debut. Inarritu has seems to keep retreading the structure, but it works really well here, and all 3 stories are equally painful and melancholy. The incident that ties the three together is shocking each time it's shown. Not for big fans of dogs, but I'd recommend it to anyone else.
Rated 31 Dec 2007
Rated 03 Feb 2008
92
94th
Great film.
Unique(*) with one amzing story. Told in a not-liniar way , wich was perfect for the movie. You easily can see the refering to Tarantino ( espacially openingscene ).
Sometimes dark and emotional.
(*)To bad he used the same format in his other films after this one
Rated 03 Feb 2008
Rated 11 Feb 2008
75
72nd
Often too uncomfortable for me to enjoy, but it packs a visceral punch that leaves the viewer reeling.
Rated 11 Feb 2008
Rated 27 Nov 2008
79
61st
Highly overrated. Though the film starts off at an excellent pace, the length eventually begins to bog down on the audience. Too many scenes are far too drawn out, and the second two narratives seem superfluously tacked on to the dog-fighting story. Though there are some amazing scenes and the acting is all around top-notch, there is something poignantly hollow about this cinematic exercise.
Rated 27 Nov 2008
Rated 30 May 2009
98
98th
Amores Perros was the First Movie I watched by Inarritu which deeply moved me.Sometimes shocking sometimes just beautiful.Hard to put in one Genre, but that doesn't matter at all. It is a great Movie !
Rated 30 May 2009
Rated 05 Jun 2009
87
93rd
Very strong story dedicated to dogs and their owners. They said in the movie that the dogs and their owners start to look each other. And that happens in the movie. Episodes slide nicley together, but the strongest is the first one. The second one is pretty easy, but the last wraps up the whole movie nicely though the very end could be better done. I liked a lot small details which set the timing for each episode.
Rated 05 Jun 2009
Rated 11 Feb 2010
40
14th
In the second story, when the magazine editor said he couldn't afford to redo the floor if he smashed it up to look for his girlfriend's dog, why didn't the model, who was clearly very successful, offer to pay to redo the floor, if she cared so much about finding the dog, which was, after all, her dog?
Rated 11 Feb 2010
Rated 24 Sep 2010
26
0th
Just a sickening, disheartening film that hits you over the head with contradictory and obvious messages about "mankind" and how connected we are to each other. A real awful piece of shit.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
Rated 25 Sep 2010
89
97th
Fairly depressing but still interesting.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
Rated 12 Feb 2011
45
33rd
LOOK AT HOW CREATIVE AND DEPRESSING I AM! But really, it's hard to like a movie when half the characters are borderline retarded and none of the plots are actually tied together that great. Pulp Fiction of Mexico? Fuck that.
Rated 12 Feb 2011
Rated 30 Jun 2011
85
87th
epic in scope. may not be the most cohesive of plots, and there are missteps here and there when it comes to pacing, but inarritu has an audacious vision for this film and it really shines through.
Rated 30 Jun 2011
Rated 15 Dec 2012
86
90th
first of a trilogy followed by 21 Grams and Babel by the same director. very good movie indeed.
I just read about the name which is translated into something like: to love's a bitch.
اما در فارسي اسمش به عشق سگي ترجمه شده است.
Rated 15 Dec 2012
Rated 30 Dec 2015
9
89th
'Amores Perros' tells three different stories, all superficially connected by a car accident. However, they are all also connected on a more substantial level through their themes of violence and loyalty (a theme visually conveyed through the prominence of dogs throughout the picture.) The end result is a powerful and impressive first outing by director Inarritu.
Rated 30 Dec 2015
Rated 17 Oct 2023
33
22nd
shallow, long and boring, i hated all the characters, and it's offensively ugly, peak early 00's tackiness.
Rated 17 Oct 2023
Rated 10 Jan 2007
96
96th
Its like 21 Grams and Babel, but better and with dogs.
Rated 10 Jan 2007
Rated 04 Feb 2007
80
77th
Arriaga's and Gonzalez' ambition truly succeed in this solid, near brilliant grim and emotional solid drama.
Rated 04 Feb 2007
Rated 15 Feb 2007
76
94th
And again similar movie by Inarritu....Yes, he is good with this job but I fear that he don't fall in to the trap to make all similar movies in the future (this is third that I watched)...If he make something different but good like this movies he will be great director...
Rated 15 Feb 2007
Rated 01 Apr 2007
80
68th
Good directing debut from Inarritu. Not bad for a guy who had (relatively speaking) no money and apprenticed by doing commercials
Rated 01 Apr 2007
Rated 17 Apr 2007
80
95th
Very good.
Rated 17 Apr 2007
Rated 04 Jun 2007
89
86th
Really excellent film that shows, in turns, the cruel nature of humans and how they can redeem themselves. It's unfortunate, though, that the director would use the same format for his next two films.
Rated 04 Jun 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
44th
This was a very good movie. BUT, I think it's a bit overrated.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
77th
Very good foreign flick
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
90th
Amores Perros is probably the best of the sons of Pulp Fiction to date.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 16 Sep 2007
90
98th
Difficult to follow when you're watching it the first time. But well worth it.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
Rated 29 Sep 2007
90
88th
29 Eylul 07
Rated 29 Sep 2007
Rated 09 Oct 2007
90
94th
A Mexican masterpiece. It is rather, a movie about dog. But obviously it is not just that. A film strong, vigorous, shocking and surprising.
Rated 09 Oct 2007
Rated 17 Oct 2007
90
86th
VERY good movie... Really appreciate having seen this one. So much emotion of all kind packed into these more or less 2 hours. A great achievement.
Rated 17 Oct 2007
Rated 16 Nov 2007
85
94th
tough film, but a great one.
Rated 16 Nov 2007
Rated 06 Jan 2008
89
81st
Very good. The 3rd story should've been in the middle, because it's a little slower, and after 100 minutes you are a little bit tired, but it's good this way anyway.
Rated 06 Jan 2008
Rated 29 Jan 2008
84
94th
a remarkable story, especially the first part.
Rated 29 Jan 2008
Rated 08 Mar 2008
10
2nd
So this guy has the opportunity to make a movie and figures he may only get one chance so he does his trilogy as a single film. So the first part is is pretty exciting (except they tell us beforehand all the dog action is fake), the second part mildly interesting, & the third part excruciatingly long & slow, punctuated by moments. Some great shots. Really long.
Rated 08 Mar 2008
Rated 31 Mar 2008
60
69th
Don't screw the pooch.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
Rated 28 Apr 2008
70
57th
Iñàrritu seem very ambitous, trying to shock us with showing the agonizing difficulties in human relationship and the sad hopelessness in certain things. The problem is that he never seem capable of reaching into the most interesting aspect of what he's dealing with. Very good, but never fantastic.
Rated 28 Apr 2008
Rated 02 Aug 2008
89
75th
You're either going to find this movie brilliant or violent, disgusting, and obnoxiously difficult to follow. And if you hate subtitles? Forget about it. I enjoyed the interwoven, wandering storyline, the pace of the movie which allows you to digest it all. A note to animal lovers and sensitive types: there are some highly graphic but completely fake scenes of animal abuse and dog fighting in this film.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
Rated 31 Aug 2008
9
93rd
Blends so many of my favorite movie vices (ensemble cast, dark humor, Gael, depression, etc) that I can't help but love this.
Rated 31 Aug 2008
Rated 01 Sep 2008
79
60th
It's a good movie, definitely worth a look.
Rated 01 Sep 2008
Rated 08 Dec 2008
78
39th
Of the three stories told, I really could have done without the second. I found it to be pretty boring. However, the other two were fantastic. Not so much sad or emotional as it was interesting. I also really enjoyed the whole dog aspect. I'd definitely like to watch it again, only this time fast forwarding through the middle 45 minutes.
Rated 08 Dec 2008
Rated 30 Mar 2009
80
87th
My first foray into dogsploitation, perhaps my only?
Rated 30 Mar 2009
Rated 02 May 2009
75
82nd
Dazzling, brutal movie of love and death, in which three stories intertwine, all involving dogs, from a pampered pet to a Rottweiler, a vicious champion dogfighter.
Rated 02 May 2009
Rated 12 Jun 2009
64
53rd
Sets out to prove love's a bitch, dogs and money play pivotal roles.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
Rated 23 Jul 2009
82
94th
Great collection of intertwinable stories from Mexico City.
Rated 23 Jul 2009
Rated 29 Jul 2009
80
70th
Dazzling and refreshing debut from Inarritu. The model story is Hitchcockian cinema at its best.
Rated 29 Jul 2009
Rated 31 Aug 2009
93
92nd
Director is amazing. Check out all of his films!
Rated 31 Aug 2009
Rated 22 Dec 2009
8
80th
Well directed and conceived, and a very bleak movie. Gael Garcia Bernal shines in his role.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
Rated 24 Jan 2010
90
82nd
O melhor filme da trilogia da comunicação é também o melhor trabalho de Iñárritu. Roteiro e atuações se destacam.
Rated 24 Jan 2010
Rated 23 Feb 2010
92
76th
There was little connection for me at first, but when everything came together, it was absolutely devastating.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
Rated 03 Jul 2010
90
82nd
Awesome planned scenario, impressive scenes. A must-watch.
Rated 03 Jul 2010
Rated 07 Jul 2010
90
75th
This is another scar left in our hearts. Great drama, great story. Great with everything.
Rated 07 Jul 2010
Rated 23 Aug 2010
88
90th
Very well scripted story from the start to the end. The initial parts of the story was truly brilliant, especially all the dog stuff. Even the ending was good but wished to have more scenes of Gael Garcia.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
Rated 26 Aug 2010
50
38th
A bunch of people congruently lose hope for love/life. The message of this movie is to just kill yourself. Whatever light is in your life will destroy you and cause you to become a wino. Fuck life. I liked when Bernal shanked that guy though..
Rated 26 Aug 2010
Rated 27 Aug 2010
100
98th
definetely my favorite multi plot film!
Rated 27 Aug 2010
Rated 27 Sep 2010
71
60th
The plot structure invites comparisons to Tarantino, but these characters inhabit a more consequences-and-morality-oriented world than Q's characters ever did. Film came under fire from animal rights activists for the dogfight scenes, although it was made clear from the start that no animals were actually harmed.
Rated 27 Sep 2010
Rated 13 Oct 2010
74
74th
a fantastic movie by mexican director Iñárritu with the brilliant script of Arriaga . it's new kind of telling a story in nonlinear way . the acts are great .
Rated 13 Oct 2010
Rated 15 Oct 2010
100
90th
I love the complexity and how the movie develops
Rated 15 Oct 2010
Rated 16 Oct 2010
84
81st
A complex but compelling group of stories about love and loss, linked by both dogs and a particular car crash. While engaging for large portions, it feels a little over-reached and lacking in connection between the stories. Excellent direction and cinematography make it an enjoyable film, although I felt that concentration on one of the 3 'stories' would have made the point adequately.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
Rated 24 Oct 2010
9
92nd
Alejandro González Iñárritu is a powerful filmmaker. Just like 'Babel' you have powerful drama mixed with action that feels so real. You also get another great Bernal performance. The themes are presented so well that even by the trilogies ('21 Grams', 'Babel') conclusion you won't be sick of them.
Rated 24 Oct 2010
Rated 18 Nov 2010
50
39th
ba sahne haye khashene dar khun ghaltidan sagha ziad hal nakardam...film tajrobeye zaeifi az darham amikhtegie revayathast ke inarito ostadeshe...ahange akharesh kheili khub bud..hamin ahang tu babek ham hast...temesh mekzikie engar
Rated 18 Nov 2010
Rated 25 Dec 2010
3
32nd
I love the harsh setting and themes, but like their other films (21 Grams, Babel), none of the stories or characters are particularly memorable or well-conceived and none of it has any lasting impact. It's really more hollow than harrowing. It's also way too long and contains too many superfluous scenes (not to mention an entirely superfluous second act).
Rated 25 Dec 2010
Rated 24 Jan 2011
40
13th
I'm sure there was some plot somewhere behind all the pointless blood and gore, but Iñarritú was probably too busy masturbating to care.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
Rated 01 Feb 2011
88
83rd
stunning debut from one of my favorite directors. wonderful imagery, cinematography and acting, and the story itself is told perfectly.
Rated 01 Feb 2011
Rated 14 Feb 2011
30
78th
"Give me Los Olvidados instead, but this pumped telenovela is very much the film Kieslowski would have made had he followed Buñuel's lead and gone to Mexico." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 14 Feb 2011
Rated 02 Mar 2011
68
9th
Didn't really feel this one. I don't think it earned the right to be so miserable.
Rated 02 Mar 2011
Rated 25 Mar 2011
62
21st
yasak ask, ihanet, tetikci, banka soygunu, köpekler, (biraz fatmagüle benziyor abisinin esine asik olan bir velet var. yengesini kacirmanin pesinde. köpek dövüstürüyor ve parayi yengeye veriyor. bir gün yenge gidiyor... veletin bir gün köpegi dövüste kursunlaniyor velette arabaya atliyor kovalamaca vs. trafik kazasi kazada ünlü bir manken yaralaniyor sonra onun hikayesi onunda bir köpegi var vs. bunallti yani)
Rated 25 Mar 2011
Rated 28 Mar 2011
89
90th
I loved the construction of the film. I especially enjoyed the last section. It felt very much like watching the actual drama in life but with more bleak and terrible problems. review of myself: This is possibly the most pretentious I'm-smart-and-artistic review I've written and I shall leave it up so you may be witness to my shame. I suck.
Rated 28 Mar 2011
Rated 15 May 2011
73
44th
Contains some powerfully effective scenes shot with great care and craft, and those were enough to keep me interested. But the whole is less than the sum of its parts. I was left with a feeling of "what's the point?" Why did it take so long to get where it was finally going? And where was that exactly?
Rated 15 May 2011
Rated 18 May 2011
92
83rd
The brutality of Amores Perros may be difficult to watch at times, but this intense, gritty film packs a hard wallop.
Rated 18 May 2011
Rated 18 May 2011
100
75th
hard to imagine someone doesn't like this movie. it's a very simple example of true nature of living.
Rated 18 May 2011
Rated 06 Jul 2011
95
98th
Simply amazing. A film about our relationships with dogs that manages not to get saccharine.
Rated 06 Jul 2011
Rated 29 Nov 2011
80
63rd
I could have went without the dog violence.
Rated 29 Nov 2011
Rated 07 Dec 2011
95
98th
Utterly brilliant! Completely worthy of all it's praise. If you like films where various stories intertwine then this is an absolute must.
The acting, the plot and pretty much everything about this film was gritty and realistic.
You do need patience with this film, but one I definitely recommend people to see.
Rated 07 Dec 2011
Rated 29 Jan 2012
97
92nd
Long but very well paced and shot, as a friend said "realistic in a good way"
Rated 29 Jan 2012
Rated 10 Mar 2012
75
62nd
Not a bad movie by any stretch, but I can't help but feel a little bit disappointed. The film was hard to connect to (not sure if the language barrier contributed to that) and was not as good as Inarritu's 21 Grams or other non-linear films. I did like the 3rd segment though, and felt that without this story about a lonely hitman, the film would have been far worse without out it as the first two segments were just kind of average. For me, it lacked the performances that made 21 Grams so good.
Rated 10 Mar 2012
Rated 04 Apr 2012
80
85th
Gritty, powerful and cleverly structured, "Amores Perros" testifies to director Iñárritu's prowess as well as to the talents of his cast.
Rated 04 Apr 2012
Rated 21 Apr 2012
86
91st
Even though it is quite depressing I still somehow enjoyed the hell out of it. Three three stories are all interesting and tragic in their own way and I absolutely loved the soundtrack.
Rated 21 Apr 2012
Rated 23 Jul 2012
86
76th
Its easy for me to lose interest in dramas unless they are really worth it. Amores Perros was definitely WORTH it. Very interesting way in which multiple plots weave together to give us that unpredictable and exciting finish.
Rated 23 Jul 2012
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