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The Motive

2017·1h 52m·TV-MA
DramaCrimeComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
7,053 votes
Metascore
58
Metacritic

A man obsessed with the idea of writing "high literature" starts to cause conflicts around him to write about it.

The Motive is a 2017 drama crime movie directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca, starring María León, Javier Gutiérrez, Adelfa Calvo. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 7,053 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Manuel Martín Cuenca
Stars
María León
Javier Gutiérrez
Adelfa Calvo
Adriana Paz
Details
2017-11-17
112 min
Movie
TV-MA
★ Spain, Mexico
★ Spanish, English
Keywords
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