Movies Like South of the Border: Caliente

If you liked South of the Border: Caliente (2003), a movie directed by James Hoffer, 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
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
★ 5.9/10
Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.
2
The Mexican (2001)
★ 6/10
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The…
3
Cover Girl (1944)
★ 6.4/10
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
4
Cuban Fury (2014)
★ 6.1/10
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
5
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
★ 7.5/10
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana…
6
Nude (2017)
★ 9.2/10
NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.
7
Zola (2021)
★ 6.2/10
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.
8
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
★ 6.6/10
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful…
9
Summer of 69 (2025)
★ 6.4/10
In an effort to land the guy she's been pining after since grade school, Abby hires a local stripper named Santa Monica to teach her everything she needs to know about confidence and sex.
10
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
★ 6.3/10
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best…
11
Guys and Dolls (1955)
★ 6.6/10
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!
12
Mean Streets (1973)
★ 7/10
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
13
How to Be Single (2016)
★ 6.3/10
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions…
14
Rotting in the Sun (2023)
★ 6.4/10
A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and…
15
Aroused (2013)
★ 5.9/10
Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked, personal stories…
16
The Neon Demon (2016)
★ 6.5/10
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
17
Salsa (1988)
★ 6.9/10
Fatherless barrio Puerto Rican Rico is a menial car mechanic by day, but lives for the nights, when he dances and dates hot dancing girls, cockily convinced the title of Salsa king in fancy nightclub La Luna's upcoming…
18
Zardoz (1974)
★ 5.9/10
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
19
Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)
★ 6.5/10
The feature documentary follows women of all walks of life, all ages and ethnic backgrounds, as they shed trauma, body image shame, sexual abuse and other issues locked in their bodies, and embark on a journey to…
20
Bordello of Blood (1996)
★ 6/10
A seedy private eye gets more than he ever bargained for when a missing persons case leads him to a brothel overseen by the mother of vampires and her lusty army of the undead.