Movies Like Él

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

The Exterminating Angel

1962·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Young and the Damned

1950·1h 22m·★ 8.2·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Nazarín

1959·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Simon of the Desert

1965·45m·★ 7.8·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Young One

1960·1h 35m·★ 7.4·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Luis Buñuel

2 shared crewDir. Luis BuñuelDP: Gabriel Figueroa

28 Days Later

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Danny Boyle

Themes: rage, churchTMDB recommends

Men

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.0·Alex Garland

Themes: church, flashbackTMDB recommends

Brother of Sleep

1995·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Joseph Vilsmaier

TMDB recommendsThemes: church, jealousy

Oldboy

2003·2h·★ 8.3·Park Chan-wook

Themes: rage, flashbackDrama & Thriller

Burning

2018·2h 28m·★ 7.4·Lee Chang-dong

Themes: sadness, jealousyDrama & Thriller

Natural Born Killers

1994·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

The Kneeling Goddess

1947·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Roberto Gavaldón

Both star Arturo de Córdova & Carlos Martínez BaenaDrama & Thriller

Edward Scissorhands

1990·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Tim Burton

Themes: sadness, flashback

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommends

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommends

The Rules of the Game

1939·1h 50m·★ 7.9·Jean Renoir

TMDB recommends

A Few Good Men

1992·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Rob Reiner

TMDB recommends

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942·1h 28m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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How Good Is Él?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.