Movies Like El peso de una pluma

If you liked El peso de una pluma (2023), a movie directed by Marianela Valdata, 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
Rosario Tijeras (2005)
★ 6.7/10
Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy…
2
Enough (2002)
★ 6.6/10
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she…
3
Roma (2018)
★ 7.6/10
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
4
The Servant (1963)
★ 7.6/10
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
5
Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4/10
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
6
Scars (2005)
★ 7.8/10
The story of a dysfunctional couple, whose problems will inevitably deteriorate their marriage and their son's life.
7
The Howling (1981)
★ 6.6/10
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
8
Willard (2003)
★ 6.1/10
Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands…
9
Drop (2025)
★ 6.3/10
Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as…
10
The Perfect Man (2005)
★ 6.2/10
Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man, an imaginary secret…
11
The Good Son (1993)
★ 6.8/10
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
12
Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
13
Spanglish (2004)
★ 6.1/10
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her…
14
Antitrust (2001)
★ 6/10
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
15
Nil by Mouth (1997)
★ 6.9/10
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him…
16
Leap Year (2010)
★ 6.4/10
Journalist Laura works at home, isolating herself from others. While she lies to her mother and brother, Raul, on the phone about having an active social life, Laura's days consist of gazing at her neighbors, eating…
17
Jamon Jamon (1992)
★ 6.2/10
José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear…
18
Krull (1983)
★ 6.1/10
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
19
Swallow (2020)
★ 6.6/10
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new…
20
The Wailing (2024)
★ 5.9/10
Andrea, in search of her biological family, feels stalked by an invisible threat. Other women before them have suffered the same fate. Twenty years earlier, on the other side of the world, Camille, fascinated by Marie…