Movies Like El Cantante

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Piñero

2001·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Leon Ichaso

2 shared crewDir. Leon IchasoDP: Claudio Chea

StreetDance 2

2012·1h 25m·★ 5.6·Dania Pasquini

Themes: salsa, dancingFans also likedMusic & Drama

Take the Lead

2006·1h 58m·★ 6.6·Liz Friedlander

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Frost/Nixon

2008·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

24 Hour Party People

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Michael Winterbottom

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

Midway

1976·2h 12m·★ 6.8·Jack Smight

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Cadillac Records

2008·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Darnell Martin

Fans also likedDrama & History & Music

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022·2h 24m·★ 6.6·Kasi Lemmons

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All Eyez on Me

2017·2h 19m·★ 5.9·Benny Boom

Fans also likedHistory & Drama & Music

Maria

2024·2h 3m·★ 6.4·Pablo Larraín

Fans also likedHistory & Drama & Music

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948·2h 6m·★ 8.2·John Huston

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The Joker is Wild

1957·2h 6m·★ 7.0·Charles Vidor

Fans also likedDrama & Music

The Latin Explosion: A New America

2015·1h 4m·★ 7.0·Jon Alpert

Both star Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez

Us Again

2021·7m·★ 7.8·Zach Parrish

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The Silence

1963·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman

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Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

2014·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Ted Kenney

Both star Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Stephan Elliott

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High Strung Free Dance

2018·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Michael Damian

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Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

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How Good Is El Cantante?

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