The Matador

The Matador
Theatrical poster
Directed byRichard Shepard
Written byRichard Shepard
Produced byPierce Brosnan
Ricardo Del Río
Bryan Furst
Sean Furst
Beau St. Clair
StarringPierce Brosnan
Greg Kinnear
Hope Davis
Philip Baker Hall
CinematographyDavid Tattersall
Edited byCarole Kravetz
Music byRolfe Kent
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company (North America)[1]
Miramax International (through Buena Vista International, select territories)[2]
Release dates
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance)
  • December 30, 2005 (2005-12-30) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Germany
Ireland
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12.5 million[2]
Box office$17.3 million[2]

The Matador is a 2005 black comedy crime film written and directed by Richard Shepard, and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.

The film was released on DVD on July 4, 2006, and on HD DVD on December 19, 2006. Brosnan received praise and was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and a Saturn Award for his performance as disillusioned, unstable hitman Julian Noble.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Matador (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The Matador". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (January 5, 2006). "When the hitman met the salesman". Retrieved February 16, 2023.

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