Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) (2019)
90%RT Audience Score: 82%
Awards & Nominations: 31 wins & 31 nominations
Tigers Are Not Afraid draws on childhood trauma for a story that deftly blends magical fantasy and hard-hitting realism – and leaves a lingering impact.
Tigers Are Not Afraid” is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and scream all at the same time. It’s like a twisted fairy tale that takes place in the real world, where drug cartels and ghosts roam the streets. The young actors give incredible performances that will leave you in awe, and the story is both heartbreaking and eye-opening. It’s a must-watch for anyone who loves horror movies, but also wants to be moved by a powerful story. Just make sure you have some tissues and a nightlight handy.
Production Company(ies)
Apple Original Films, Interscope Films, Lighthouse Management & Media,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39:1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):Spanish
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Country of origin:Mexico
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2019
Genre(s)
Fantasy/Horror
Keyword(s)
Tigers Are Not Afraid, starring Paola Lara, Ianis Guerrero, Rodrigo Cortés, Hanssel Casillas, Juan Ramón López, Nery Arredondo, directed by Issa López, written by Issa López, fantasy, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Roxana Hadadi, Michael O’Sullivan, Caroline Siede, Richard Whittaker, G Allen Johnson, Cary Darling, Rosa Parra, Jason Adams, Jeffrey Zhang, Charles Koplinski, Matthew St Clair, Shea Vassar, produced by Marco Polo Constandse, MPAA rating, missing women, drug cartels, childhood trauma, magical fantasy, hard-hitting realism, tragic chain of events, Spanish, limited release, streaming, rent/buy from $2.99, rent/buy from $4.99, 97% Tomatometer, 82% audience score
Worldwide gross: $576,598
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $666,233
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,677
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 72,654
US/Canada gross: $175,559
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $202,850
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,545
US/Canada opening weekend: $30,710
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $35,484
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,315
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): MX$26,040,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ianis Guerrero – Caco
Rodrigo Cortés – Pop
Hanssel Casillas – Tucsi
Juan Ramón López – El Shine
Nery Arredondo – Morro
Director(s)
Issa López
Writer(s)
Issa López
Producer(s)
Marco Polo Constandse
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
31 wins & 31 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (115) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (112) | Rotten (3)
Tigers Are Not Afraid is unrelenting in the darkness of its material, but Issa López merges the genre conventions of fairy tales and ghost stories with the genuinely dizzying emotions of childhood.
October 31, 2019
Roxana Hadadi
Pajiba
TOP CRITIC
López elicits solid performances from the young actors, and her vision is clear and uncompromising.
September 10, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4
Michael O’Sullivan
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
[Writer-Director Issa] López gets remarkable performances from her ensemble of young actors.
September 6, 2019
Caroline Siede
The Verge
TOP CRITIC
A sublime mixture of dark social realism and magical fantasy.
September 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Call it Buñuel meets Blumhouse, a film that is flawed but so full of ideas that it doesn’t matter.
September 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Blending the often frightening surrealism of a child’s wild imagination with the blood-splattered realism of the drug cartels, “Tigers Are Not Afraid” is a highly original horror story made for these times.
September 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Cary Darling
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
One of the best horrors movies of the past few years. This cast of children is incredible and the story is heartbreaking and sadly eye-opening.
November 20, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Rosa Parra
Latinx Lens
A low-key marvel, surprising and rough and emotional, at times darkly beautiful to behold
July 14, 2021
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
A fantasy and horror-tinted tribute to the lost voices of Mexico.
January 29, 2021 | Rating: A-
Jeffrey Zhang
Strange Harbors
A vicious indictment of modern drug cartels as well as a genuinely eerie ghost story.
November 21, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Charles Koplinski
Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam
It’s a devastating portrayal that encapsulates the tone of the movie itself.
September 24, 2020
Matthew St. Clair
Cinema Sentries
Tigers Are Not Afraid will touch the lives of many as the shared understanding of missing women and family members is not only seen in drug-torn Mexico but across the globe.
July 29, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
Shea Vassar
Film Daze…
Plot
When a girl’s mother disappears, she joins a gang of street children, leading to a tragic chain of events in the fantasy/horror film Tigers Are Not Afraid.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
“Tigers Are Not Afraid” features a talented ensemble of young actors, including Paola Lara, Ianis Guerrero, and Rodrigo Cortés.
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