{"id":204576,"date":"2021-02-28T21:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/robert-rodriguez-movies-ranked-according-metacritic\/"},"modified":"2021-02-28T21:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:30:16","slug":"10-best-robert-rodriguez-movies-ranked-according-to-metacritic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/28\/10-best-robert-rodriguez-movies-ranked-according-to-metacritic\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Robert Rodriguez Movies, Ranked According To Metacritic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While directors often work in various genres, Robert Rodriguez has particularly managed to find success in a number of very different genres that range from family-friendly children’s movies<\/a> to artistic adaptations and even to gore-filled horror movies that have made him a fan-favorite to a wide selection of movie-goers.<\/p>\n

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However, a\u00a0varied filmography that appeals to such a wide audience can sometimes be difficult for fans to rate a director like Robert Rodriguez based on his films. So we’ve turned to Metacritic’s diverse rating criteria to\u00a0assemble a list that celebrates the best films\u00a0from\u00a0writer, director, composer, and co-founder of Troublemaker Studios, Robert Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) – 48<\/h2>\n
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Robert Rodriguez directed 1996’s\u00a0From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em>, which was written by Quentin Tarantino<\/a>, who also starred in the movie alongside George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, and frequent Rodriguez collaborators like Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, and Danny Trejo.<\/p>\n

The movie follows two bank-robbing brothers on the run as they hijack a family’s RV to enter Mexico for a meeting at an unforgettable biker bar that happens to be filled with an ancient cult of vampires<\/a>. While it isn’t the highest-rated film in Rodriguez’s catalog, horror fans\u00a0won’t want to miss it.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>We Can Be Heroes (2020) – 51<\/h2>\n
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Following the cult success of Rodriguez’s family-friendly superhero movie<\/a>\u00a0The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D<\/em> that first hit theaters in 2005, Netflix surprised fans with the release of a continuation from Robert Rodriguez in 2020 called\u00a0We Can Be Heroes<\/em> that featured the children of that world’s greatest heroes.<\/p>\n

We Can Be Heroes<\/em> included stars like Pedro Pascal, Boyd Holbrook, Christian Slater, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas alongside a new wave of young actors led by Yaya Gosselin as they formed together to save the adult heroes from an invading alien army.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Shorts (2009) – 53<\/h2>\n
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2009’s\u00a0Shorts<\/em> was written and directed by Rodriguez\u00a0<\/em>and starred Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann,\u00a0James Spader,\u00a0Kat Dennings,\u00a0William H. Macy alongside a youthful cast\u00a0that appeared in a series of connected shorts that followed the path of a magical wishing rock as it chaotically moved through their lives.<\/p>\n

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The wishes quickly begin to spiral out of control throughout each segment of the film\u00a0that leads to a chain of events that\u00a0include booger monsters, giant robots, and even aliens to truly offer something for every member of the family.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Alita: Battle Angel (2019) – 53<\/h2>\n
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Robert Rodriguez teamed up with producer James Cameron for 2019’s\u00a0Alita: Battle Angel<\/em>, which starred Rosa Salazar in the titular role alongside Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali,\u00a0Keean Johnson, Ed Skrein, and Jackie Earle Haley.<\/p>\n

The adaptation of\u00a0Yukito Kishiro’s similarly-named manga explored a powerful android’s reawakening in a beautifully gritty cyberpunk world<\/a> filled with cybernetically-enhanced bounty hunters and athletes of a dangerous sport called Motorball. Alita rose up the ranks in both organizations to find her new path and help break through the barriers of the dystopian class system.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Machete (2010) – 60<\/h2>\n
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Danny Trejo’s\u00a0Machete character first appeared in Robert Rodriguez’s\u00a0Spy Kids\u00a0<\/em>franchise before starring in\u00a0a fake trailer that was so well-received by fans it led to 2010’s spin-off film starring\u00a0Trejo alongside a checklist\u00a0of Rodriguez’s most frequent collaborators and other stars like Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, and Robert de Niro.<\/p>\n

Machete<\/em>\u00a0followed the legendary\u00a0Federale<\/em> as he took on jobs and took out his enemies in a gory, action-packed celebration of the genre that led to 2013’s sequel\u00a0Machete Kills<\/em> and the rumored finale\u00a0Machete Kills In Space<\/em> that fans are still hoping to see on the big screen.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>The Faculty (1998) – 61<\/h2>\n
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1998’s\u00a0The Faculty<\/em> was directed by Rodriguez and starred Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Shawn Hatosy, and Laura\u00a0Harris as a group of high school students who are forced to fight off a parasitic alien invasion that has taken over their teachers and threatens the entire town.<\/p>\n

The film became a cult-favorite and has become a snapshot of both the 90s and the horror genre’s return<\/a> to mainstream Hollywood after the success of films like\u00a0Scream<\/em>, which was also written by\u00a0The Faculty<\/em>‘s Kevin Williamson.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Spy Kids Franchise (2001\/2002\/2003\/2011) – 71\/66\/57\/37<\/h2>\n
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Robert Rodriguez launched the hugely successful\u00a0Spy Kids<\/em> franchise<\/a> in 2001 which introduced fans to siblings\u00a0Carmen and Juni Cortez (played by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) as they are forced to follow in their parent’s (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) footsteps as high-tech spies after they go missing.<\/p>\n

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2002’s\u00a0Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams<\/em> and 2003’s\u00a0Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over<\/em> continued their adventures\u00a0though received dwindling Metacritic scores, with 2011’s\u00a0Spy Kids: All the Time in the World\u00a0<\/em>earning the lowest ranking of the series.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Mexico Trilogy\u00a0(1993\/1995\/2003) – 73\/55\/56<\/h2>\n
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Robert Rodriguez made his mark on cinema with 1993’s Spanish-American independent western\u00a0E<\/em>l Mariachi<\/em>, starring\u00a0Carlos Gallardo as the titular mariachi who finds himself hunted due to a case of mistaken identity, forcing him to defend himself and setting the character on a new path filled with violence.<\/p>\n

Antonio Banderas took up the role in 1995’s sequel\u00a0Desperado<\/em> as El Mariachi embarked on a mission of revenge that culminated in 2003’s\u00a0once Upon A Time In Mexico<\/em>, which collectively became known as the Mexico Trilogy.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Sin City (2005) – 74<\/h2>\n
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Frank Miller teamed-up with Robert Rodriguez to adapt his hit comic series in 2005’s\u00a0Sin City<\/em>, which featured a dynamic and unique color palette and style that made the film a must-see for any fan of artistic cinematic explorations and hard-boiled pulp novels.<\/p>\n

Sin City<\/em> starred a cast filled with\u00a0big-name actors in a series of interconnected stories set in the corrupt world of Basin City that left fans wanting more from Miller’s comic series. it wasn’t until 2014 that Miller and Rodriguez were able to return to that world with\u00a0Sin City: A Dame To Kill For<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>which couldn’t quite match the previous film with a Metascore of 46.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Grindhouse (2007) – 77<\/h2>\n
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Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino reunited for 2007’s\u00a0Grindhouse<\/em>, which celebrated the 70’s low-budget splatter\/exploitation genre films with a pair of homage films released together like classic theater double features.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez’s\u00a0Planet Terror<\/em> explored a world as it became overrun with a disgusting and gory zombie plague<\/a> that played first in the\u00a0Grindhouse<\/em> double feature. Fake trailers from guest directors that included the first\u00a0Machete<\/em> trailer played during\u00a0Grindhouse<\/em>, with Tarantino’s violent car chase movie\u00a0Death Proof<\/em> finishing off the cinematic experience.<\/p>\n

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