Movie

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

★ 7/10 · 671 votes 2005 2h 1m Released

AdventureCrimeDramaMysteryWestern

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.

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones Pete Perkins Barry Pepper Mike Norton Dwight Yoakam Sheriff Frank Belmont January Jones Lou Ann Norton Melissa Leo Rachel Julio Cesar Cedillo Melquiades Estrada