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  • Devil's Own
  • Devil's Own review by A customer from GLASGOW
    Rated - 4 stars TOP MOVIE !!! 2 November 2005
    ...s already in the midst of a personal crisis; his friend and partner Edwin Diaz (Ruben Blades) recently shot a man that he knew was unarmed in the line of duty, and while Ed...  
  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico
  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico review by from STANMORE
    Rated - 4 stars 26 July 2004
    ...ing for the CIA to help double-cross a military coup (what??). Johnny Depp and Ruben Blades are fantastic and well worth watching for....  

Ruben Blades - filmography


  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Salma Hayek,  Johnny Depp
    Director: Robert Rodriguez
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez follows the further adventures of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the guitar-and-gunslinging hero who has been leading a quiet life, but longs to get revenge for the murder of his love (Salma Hayek). When quirky CIA agent Sands (Johnny ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 25,481 members
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  • Assassination Tango on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robert Duvall,  Kathy Baker,  Ruben Blades
    Director: Robert Duvall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela, a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual world of the tango. Spellbound by the rich and mysterious ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 44% from 470 members
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  • All The Pretty Horses on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Matt Damon,  Penelope Cruz,  Penelope Cruz
    Director: Billy Bob Thornton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Billy Bob Thornton's ALL THE PRETTY HORSES is about John Grady Cole (Matt Damon), a young rancher growing up just after WWII. After his mother sells the family ranch, John convinces his best friend, Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas), to accompany him to Mexico, where ranching is still a big part of life...read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,234 member
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  • Scorpion Spring on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Alfred Molina,  Ruben Blades,  Esai Morales
    Director: Brian Cox
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A man passing by the desert road which lies between California and Mexico, comes across a drifter who offers him money for his car in exchange for a trip to Los Angeles. But things are not what they seem...
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 71 members
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  • Devil's Own on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Brad Pitt,  Margaret Colin
    Director: Alan J. Pakula
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE DEVIL'S OWN, Alan J. Pakula's last film, is a character-driven thriller that confronts suspense and gritty realism head-on. Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara, an Irish-American cop in New York who opens his home and family to Francis 'Frankie' McGuire (Brad Pitt), whom they believe is a refuge-..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 3,043 members
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  • Color Of Night on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Jane March,  Ruben Blades
    Director: Richard Rush
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A New York psychologist goes to California to get over a patient's suicide, only to have an L.A. colleague murdered. While conducting his own investigation into the killing he crosses paths with a gorgeous young woman and finds himself targeted by a mysterious killer. Bruce Willis received much ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1,386 member
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  • The Two Jakes on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Harvey Keitel,  Meg Tilly
    Director: Jack Nicholson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This Jack Nicholson-directed sequel to CHINATOWN, in some ways, is a long and dreamy epiloque to the first movie. THE TWO JAKES opens in the postwar boom of 1948 as developers rapaciously exploit the natural resources of Southern California. With his small, dingy practice expanded into a thriving ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 885 members
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  • Homeboy on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Mickey Rourke,  Christopher Walken,  Debra Feuer
    Director: Michael Seresin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is a "punch-drunk" boxer. He's a bit old to keep on boxing but it's the only thing that he does well. He's in love with Ruby (Debra Feuer) but is too shy to tell her. Johnny meets Wesley (Christopher Walken), a smooth-talking wise-guy who is torn between greed and his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 54% from 84 members
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  • Critical Condition on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Richard Pryor,  Sylvia Miles,  Joe Dallesandro
    Director: Michael Apted
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The storyline mixes outrageous comedy with a dose of suspense as it portrays the chaotic aftermath of a power failure in a big city hospital. Coupled to all this, Richard Pryor appears as a fake mental patient, hopefully avoiding going to prison.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 550 members
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  • Cinema Collection - Vol. 9 and Vol. 10 on DVD
    Starring: John Mahoney,  Kurtwood Smith,  Frank Gorshin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Features eight movies (please note that this is a double-sided disc, there are films on both sides). In '12:01 PM' a man is forced to consult a physicist when he finds himself stuck in the same 59 minutes of his life. Also features: 'A Hard Rain', 'Bufford's Got A Gun', 'Leslie's Folly', '15th ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 91 members
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  • Critical Condition to Watch Now (1987)
    Starring: Richard Pryor,  Rachel Ticotin,  Rubén Blades
    Director: Michael Apted
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    The symptoms: acute tickling of the funny bone and sever belly laughs. The diagnosis? Richard Pryor in Critical Condition. Playing a criminal who fakes insanity to avoid prison, Pryor ends up in a hospital mental ward. That's when the craziness starts as he escapes during a blackout and disguises ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 20 members
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Ruben Blades facts

5 most recent films

Once Upon A Time In Mexico - 3.0 stars
Assassination Tango - 2.0 stars
All The Pretty Horses - 3.0 stars
Cradle Will Rock - 3.0 stars
Scorpion Spring - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Milagro Beanfield War - 3.0 stars
Disorganised Crime - 3.0 stars
Cradle Will Rock - 3.0 stars
Critical Condition - 3.0 stars
Devil's Own - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Scorpion Spring - 2.0 stars
Cinema Collection - Vol. 9 and Vol. 10 - 2.0 stars
Assassination Tango - 2.0 stars
Color Of Night - 2.5 stars
The Super - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Joe Mantegna - 2 times - show films
George Hearn - 2 times - show films
Richard Pryor - 2 times - show films
Mickey Rourke - 2 times - show films
Harrison Ford - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Alan J. Pakula - 2 times - show films
Michael Apted - 2 times - show films
Brian Cox - 1 times - show films
Rod Daniel - 1 times - show films
Jack Nicholson - 1 times - show films