Movies Like De Cocula Es El Mariachi
If you liked De Cocula Es El Mariachi (1978), a movie directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, 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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Carmen (2023)
★ 6.2/10A 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…
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Clika (2026)
★ 8.3/10Aspiring 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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The Comancheros (1961)
★ 6.7/10Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
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Crazy Magical Mexico (2026)
★ 7.7/10A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
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Selena (1997)
★ 7.7/10In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues…
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I Can Only Imagine (2018)
★ 7.5/10Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering…
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
★ 7.1/10A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
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¡Three Amigos! (1986)
★ 6.3/10A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
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Hollywood or Bust (1956)
★ 6.2/10The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the…
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Oklahoma! (1955)
★ 6.6/10There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile…
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Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2019)
★ 8.3/10Returning to Earth as an imitator, the legendary Mexican artist Pedro Infante must prove that he is no longer a womanizer to enter paradise.
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Local Hero (1983)
★ 6.8/10An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
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Blaze (2018)
★ 6.3/10Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life…
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Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
★ 6.6/10Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
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True Stories (1986)
★ 6.7/10A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
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Crazy Heart (2009)
★ 6.9/10When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)
★ 6.1/10Eleven-year-old Alexander and his family embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all their plans go terribly wrong when they discover a cursed idol.
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7 Days (2005)
★ 7.6/10Claudio 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.