Movies Like Lalo
If you liked Lalo (2015), a drama movie directed by Omar Yñigo, 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.
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Amores Perros (2000)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
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Black Mirror (2011)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaA nameless drifter navigates a barren landscape punctuated by satellite dishes, radio towers and droning airplanes. Stopping periodically in anonymous hotel rooms, she makes attempts to connect to an unidentified…
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Mexicali (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaA 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.
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The Swan (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaTwo large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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Until the End of the World (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaManuel's life is upended when Esmeralda, his lost love from 15 years ago, calls unexpectedly. Despite being set to marry another, he rediscovers Esmeralda, and they realize their love transcends time.
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Under the Same Moon (2007)
★ 8/10Also dramaTells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
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Reservoir Dogs (1991)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaShort film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.
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The Last Rodeo (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaA retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding competition as the oldest contestant ever. Along the way, he…
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Monsters (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaSix years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear…
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Heroic (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaLuis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make…
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Brothers Under Fire (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaCaptain Jordan Wright's squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel. As Jordan tries to lead survivors to safety, war erupts between his squad and the cartel, forcing him into a battle to…
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Flamin' Hot (2023)
★ 8/10Also dramaThe inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and…
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Impossible Things (2021)
★ 8.5/10Also dramaAfter the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.
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Night of the Twisters (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA teenager boy bonds with his stepfather while battling a series of killer twisters.
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Ema (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaEma is a magnetic and impulsive dancer in a reggaeton troupe. Her toxic marriage to choreographer Gastón is beyond repair, following a decision to give up on their adopted child Polo. She sets out on a mission to get…
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Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAna and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping…
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Clika (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaAspiring 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…
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Adoration (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaLil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four…
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Road to Paloma (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaWhile Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is…
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Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaThe legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.