Movies Like La Cucaracha

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

The Important Man

1961·1h 40m·★ 7.4·Ismael Rodríguez

2 shared crewDir. Ismael RodríguezDP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Paper Man

1963·1h 50m·★ 7.8·Ismael Rodríguez

2 shared crewDir. Ismael RodríguezDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Enamorada

1946·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Emilio Fernández

DP: Gabriel FigueroaFans also likedDrama & Romance & War

La Generala

1971·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Juan Ibáñez

Both star María Félix & Ignacio López TarsoDP: Gabriel FigueroaDrama & Romance & War

Juana Gallo

1961·2h·★ 6.7·Miguel Zacarías

Both star María Félix & Ignacio López TarsoDP: Gabriel FigueroaDrama & War

Maclovia

1948·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Emilio Fernández

DP: Gabriel FigueroaStarring María FélixDrama & Romance

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

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The Magnificent Ambersons

1942·1h 28m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Contempt

1963·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

My General's Wives

1951·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Ismael Rodríguez

Drama & Romance & WarStarring Miguel ManzanoDir. Ismael Rodríguez

The Great Love

1942·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Rolf Hansen

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Ma Belle, My Beauty

2021·1h 36m·★ 5.4·Marion Hill

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Three of Hearts

1993·1h 50m·★ 5.5·Yurek Bogayevicz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Luis Buñuel

DP: Gabriel FigueroaStarring María Félix

Tizoc

1957·1h 49m·★ 7.6·Ismael Rodríguez

Starring María FélixDir. Ismael RodríguezDrama & Romance

Wings

1927·2h 24m·★ 7.5·William A. Wellman

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921·2h 36m·★ 7.1·Rex Ingram

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The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.4·Joseph Ruben

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Head in the Clouds

2004·2h 1m·★ 6.5·John Duigan

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How Good Is La Cucaracha?

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