Nacho Libre

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Nacho Libre

PG

2006

1h 31m

Comedy

Adventure

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Ignacio (Jack Black), or Nacho to his friends, works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he grew up. The monastery is home to a host of orphans whom Nacho cares for deeply, but there is not much money to feed them properly. Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

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Critics Consensus

At times hilarious, but other times offensive, Director Jared Hess is unable to recapture the collective charisma of his Napoleon characters, instead relying on a one-joke concept that runs out of steam. Sure to entertain the adolescents, however.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 27, 2006

C+

More amusing in theory than in practice.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Jun 24, 2006

2.5/5

As in Napoleon Dynamite, there are catchphrases galore, but precious few that stick with you past the theatre parking lot.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Jun 19, 2006

Imagine my disappointment then, which grew to disbelief, which turned into utter disdain, by the time the credits rolled on this clunker.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 26, 2025

2/4

After a while, this disappointing film just lays there, like a wrestler body-slammed one time too many.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 21, 2020

7/10

Hess doesn't take it all far enough (the PG rating seems unusually restrictive), especially with the audacity of gags and the frequency of jokes.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Jun 19, 2020

3/5

Never quite as funny as it threatens to be, but Black's misplaced enthusiasm in the fight-night sequences remains a grotesquely pleasing joy to behold throughout.

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Albert D

@RT84579543 Oct 17, 2026

Nacho Libre is a cinematic masterpiece that promotes good christian values it balances humor with a compelling story of perseverance

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Gareth V

@geewah Oct 16, 2026

Nacho Libre is a very strange, very silly film that probably shouldn’t work, but it works just often enough. Black is a delight, Jiménez is a great sidekick, and the whole thing has the offbeat charm of a comedy that doesn’t care what anyone thinks.

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Cristian H

@RT22431654 Sep 26, 2026

This is my favorite movie. It’s funny, full of quotable lines for the whole family. It has a good message. It’s a cinematic masterpiece also. Every frame is beautiful and well thought out.

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Matthew W

@Mattrocks704 Sep 21, 2026

It’s an absolute travesty that the ratings for this movie critics and non-critics are so low. I personally haven’t seen a lot of movies but if you haven’t seen this movie then this would be a good start. I mean come on it’s Jack Black.

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Alexander H

@RT45852088 Aug 30, 2026

There are 2 types of people in this world. Those who admire and truly appreciate the brilliance of Nacho Libre, and those who are a poor contribution to humanity

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Paul S

@RT64943542 Aug 16, 2026

Goofy, watch once and probably never again

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Synopsis

Ignacio (Jack Black), or Nacho to his friends, works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he grew up. The monastery is home to a host of orphans whom Nacho cares for deeply, but there is not much money to feed them properly. Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

Director: Jared Hess
Producer: Mike White, Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia Pistor
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Mike White
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Black & White Productions, Nickelodeon Movies
Rating: PG (Including Dialogue|Crude Humor|Some Rough Action)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.2M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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