The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western

What to watch after The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

• The Sunset Limited (2011) — Tommy Lee Jones directed both
• In the Valley of Elah (2007) — Tommy Lee Jones appears in both
• The Big Gundown (1967) — Same feel: serious, dramatic
• 3 Godfathers (1948) — Same subject: promise, desert
• The Burial (2023) — Tommy Lee Jones appears in both
• Amores Perros (2000) — Guillermo Arriaga wrote for both