The Matador
| The Matador | |
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| Directed by | Richard Shepard |
| Written by | Richard Shepard |
| Produced by | Pierce Brosnan Ricardo Del Río Bryan Furst Sean Furst Beau St. Clair |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Greg Kinnear Hope Davis Philip Baker Hall |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
| Edited by | Carole Kravetz |
| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
Production companies | The Weinstein Company Miramax Films Stratus Film Company DEJ Productions Equity Pictures Furst Films Irish DreamTime |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company (North America) Miramax International (through Buena Vista International, select territories) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | United States Germany Ireland United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.5 million |
| Box office | $17.3 million |
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.