Miss Bala (2019 film)

Miss Bala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCatherine Hardwicke
Screenplay byGareth Dunnett-Alcocer
Based onMiss Bala
by Gerardo Naranjo
Mauricio Katz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPatrick Murguia
Edited byTerilyn A. Shropshire
Music byAlex Heffes
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$15 million
Box office$15.4 million

Miss Bala (English: "Miss Bullet") is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, based on the 2011 Mexican film of the same name. The film stars Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Anthony Mackie, and follows a woman who trains to take down a Mexican drug cartel after her friend is kidnapped.

The film was released in the United States on February 1, 2019, by Columbia Pictures, in Dolby Cinema. The film was a box office flop, grossing $15.4 million worldwide against a $15 million production budget. While Rodriguez's performance received some praise, critics compared the film unfavorably to the original, saying it suffered from "bland action and predictable story beats".