The Lion's Share

The Lion's Share

Everybody wants the lion's share but, what's the price, love? betrayal? ...death?

1978 · 85 min · ★ 6.6 · Crime, Drama, Action

Story of a ordinary human being who, by chance, take possession of the money that was stolen from a bank, thinking that will solve all his problems.

Directed by Adolfo Aristarain · Written by Adolfo Aristarain

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 15m together

The Lion's Share

La fiesta de todos

Both from Adolfo Aristarain.

More from Adolfo AristarainSee all →

A Woman...A Woman... · 1975
A Woman...
★ 10.01975
MovieDrama
After seven years in jail, a woman is released and has to re-enter society.
La fiesta de todosLa fiesta de todos · 1979
La fiesta de todos
★ 10.01979
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Documentary about Argentina's victory in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, held in that country during its last dictatorship.
Villa Delicia, playa de estacionamiento, música ambientalVilla Delicia, playa de estacionamiento, música ambiental · 1966
Villa Delicia, playa de estacionamiento, música ambiental
★ 10.01966
MovieComedy
A girl's school gets turned into a brothel during holidays.
Les Derniers Jours de la victimeLes Derniers Jours de la victime · 1995
Les Derniers Jours de la victime
★ 10.01995
MovieDramaThriller
Mendizábal, a reputed hitman, is commissioned to eliminate Rodolfo Kulpe, a small-time criminal.
No toquen a la nenaNo toquen a la nena · 1976
No toquen a la nena
★ 8.51976
MovieComedy
A man becomes overprotective of his daughter as a friend of his son comes to live at the family home.
Once Upon a Time in the WestOnce Upon a Time in the West · 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
★ 8.31968
MovieDramaWestern
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Common GroundCommon Ground · 2002
Common Ground
★ 7.82002
MovieDrama
In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired in the University, and he concludes that it is impossible to live with his pension. The crisis in Argentina does not allow Fernando to get a new job, and his wife decides to sell her family's apartment and move to a small farm near Villa Dolores to reduce their expenses. Fernando comes up with the idea to grow lavender and sell the oil to the perfume industry.
Martin (Hache)Martin (Hache) · 1997
Martin (Hache)
★ 7.51997
MovieDrama
After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexual actor friend, Dante.
A Place in the WorldA Place in the World · 1992
A Place in the World
★ 7.51992
MovieDrama
Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic family comes Hans, a jaded Spanish geological engineer -- surveying the land for the local patron, to see if it can be dammed for hydro-electric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities.
Orden de matarOrden de matar · 1965
Orden de matar
★ 7.51965
MovieThriller
Upon learning of the murder of a friend, a police inspector sets out to take justice on his own. This attitude, contrary to his usual convictions, will gradually destroy him.
Last Days of the VictimLast Days of the Victim · 1982
Last Days of the Victim
★ 7.41982
MovieDramaThriller
Mendizábal, a hit man, its ordered by his anonymous clients to murder a man. But in the precise and obsessive persecution, he will discover that he is only part of a game that doesn't belong to him, a web at the service of greater interests.
Dar la caraDar la cara · 1962
Dar la cara
★ 6.71962
MovieDrama
Three boys from very different backgrounds who have just finished their military service must face the complex social reality of Argentina.
Las aventuras de Pepe CarvalhoLas aventuras de Pepe Carvalho · 1986
Las aventuras de Pepe Carvalho
★ 6.61986
SeriesCrimeMystery
RomaRoma · 2004
Roma
★ 6.52004
MovieDramaHistory
Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.
Discotheque of loveDiscotheque of love · 1980
Discotheque of love
★ 6.41980
MovieComedyThriller
Music execs find out their songs are being pirated, so a detective and his assistant are hired to catch the culprits.
The StrangerThe Stranger · 1987
The Stranger
★ 6.21987
MovieThriller
Bonnie Bedilia stars in this psychological thriller about a woman who witnesses a murder and then flees. During her escape, she has a car accident. She becomes an amnesia victim and although, she doesn't know her own identity, is able to describe the murder, but doesn't remember where it occurred or who was involved.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter