Cartel Land

1h 41m · 2015 · Directed by Matthew Heineman · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Cartel Land (2015) runs 1h 41m, directed by Matthew Heineman. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)