Movies Like Lauro Puñales

If you liked Lauro Puñales (1969), 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
Crazy Magical Mexico (2026)
★ 7.7/10
A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
2
Eraser: Reborn (2022)
★ 6.2/10
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the…
3
Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.4/10
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
4
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
★ 7.2/10
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to…
5
Osiris (2025)
★ 6.2/10
Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
6
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
7
The Hired Hand (1971)
★ 6.2/10
Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make…
8
Mexicali (2026)
★ 7.7/10
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
9
The Hard Corps (2005)
★ 6.1/10
An Army veteran assembles a team of bodyguards to protect a former boxer. Complications arise when the boxer suspects his sister may be romantically involved with the bodyguard.
10
The Wrath of God (2022)
★ 6.3/10
Convinced the tragic deaths of her loved ones were orchestrated by a famous novelist she worked for, Luciana turns to a journalist to expose her truth.
11
Torrente for President (2026)
★ 6.1/10
Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.
12
They Drive by Night (1940)
★ 6.9/10
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success…
13
7 Boxes (2012)
★ 6.8/10
It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with…
14
The House of the Spirits (1993)
★ 6.9/10
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
15
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
★ 6.6/10
While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
16
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
17
Starship Troopers (1997)
★ 7.1/10
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against…
18
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025)
★ 7.6/10
In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to…
19
Total Recall (2012)
★ 6/10
Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins…
20
Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1/10
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.