Nacho Libre

2006 92 min ★ 6.5 Comedy, Action, Family

Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.

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Cast

Jack Black

Nacho

Ana de la Reguera

Sister Encarnación

Héctor Jiménez

Esqueleto

Darius Rose

Chancho

Moisés Arias

Juan Pablo

Carlos Maycotte

Segundo Nuñez

Richard Montoya

Guillermo

César Barrón

Ramses

Rafael Montalvo

Elderly Monk

Julio Sandoval

Snaggle Tooth Monk

Details

Director

Jared Hess

Tagline

"He's nacho average hero."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$99,255,460

Production

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Black & White Productions, MP Inka

Reviews

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r96sk

March 4, 2023

★ 6/10

Not as fun as I expected it to be. <em>'Nacho Libre'</em> does do some things well, Jack Black is good and the wrestling scenes are mostly nicely done. However, I didn't really dig the rest of it - whether it be the laughter lacking humour, or the uninteresting story with the orphanage. It is at least a relatively short flick, but it isn't one I'd be in a rush to rewatch.

J

JoeDez

August 1, 2024

★ 10/10

This is my all time favorite movie.