Movies Like Jesusita en Chihuahua

If you liked Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942), a movie directed by René Cardona, 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
7 Days (2005)
★ 7.6/10
Claudio Caballero decides to gamble $500,000 in a desperate attempt to raise the cash necessary to bring the world's biggest band (U2) to Mexico.
2
Crazy Magical Mexico (2026)
★ 7.7/10
A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
3
Sanky Panky (2007)
★ 7.7/10
In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky Panky to marry an American tourist to…
4
Un hombre por semana (2026)
★ 7.5/10
A divorced woman reconstructs her life and opens herself to love. Her search for dating apps takes her through fun and unpredictable moments to discover self-love.
5
Sex, Shame & Tears (1999)
★ 6.6/10
A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities…
6
Babes (2024)
★ 6/10
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
7
Dinner in America (2022)
★ 7.8/10
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
8
Dad must be crazy! (2005)
★ 6.8/10
On their scond honeymoon, a couple travels to the beaches of the Dominican Republic to reignite their marriage
9
Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7.1/10
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
10
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…
11
My Sassy Girl (2008)
★ 6.8/10
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
12
A Perfect Pairing (2022)
★ 6.8/10
To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.
13
800 Bullets (2002)
★ 5.8/10
Almería, Tabernas desert, Spain, 2002. Texas Hollywood is a dilapidated and dusty town where Western movies have not been shot for decades. Julián Torralba and his partners, veteran film stuntmen, survive there…
14
Clika (2026)
★ 8.3/10
Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of…
15
Extraordinary Stories (2008)
★ 7.7/10
X arrives in a small town and witnesses a violent act; Z takes the job of a dead manager and discovers that he had a notebook written in code and a map; H is hired to go down a river and investigate a series of…
16
Zapped (2014)
★ 6.1/10
Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command…
17
Valentina's Wedding (2018)
★ 6.5/10
Valentina's seemingly idyllic life in the US is interrupted when planning a wedding means introducing her fiancé to her scandalous family in Mexico.
18
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck (2021)
★ 6.8/10
Finley Tremaine, a small-town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and…
19
Do Revenge (2022)
★ 6.4/10
A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
20
Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…