Movies Like El Otro Lado

If you liked El Otro Lado (2022), a movie directed by Fernando Joab Luna, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Carmen (2023)
★ 6.2/10
A young and fiercely independent woman, Carmen, is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother. She survives an illegal border crossing into the US, only to be confronted by…
2
Paradise (1982)
★ 6/10
After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the…
3
Every Day (2018)
★ 7.2/10
16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…
4
20,000 Species of Bees (2023)
★ 7.1/10
Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at…
5
Jauja (2014)
★ 6.5/10
A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.
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One Battle After Another (2025)
★ 7.3/10
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former…
7
Sidelined: The QB and Me (2025)
★ 6.4/10
Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving…
8
XXY (2007)
★ 6.8/10
Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final…
9
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
★ 6.3/10
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War IV, where survivors must battle for food and shelter in…
10
Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
11
Dreams (2025)
★ 6.1/10
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.
12
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024)
★ 6.2/10
When Juan, a young gasoline smuggler, is forced to work for a mysterious organization in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, his girlfriend Diana embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets that inhabit this…
13
The Boy (2015)
★ 5.8/10
An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
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Leave No Trace (2018)
★ 6.8/10
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to…
15
Lust in the Dust (1985)
★ 6/10
Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.
16
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
★ 6.4/10
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
17
Barbarella (1968)
★ 6/10
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
18
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
★ 7.3/10
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
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Speak (2004)
★ 7.1/10
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles…
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Radical (2023)
★ 8.3/10
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and…