Movies Like Matador

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

Dark Habits

1983·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Pedro Almodóvar

2 shared crewBoth star Julieta Serrano & Carmen MauraDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

Themes: bullfighting, matador (bullfighter), madrid, spainTMDB recommendsDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!

2005·19m·★ 6.1·Pedro Almodóvar

3 shared cast incl. Bibiana Fernández & Chus LampreaveDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Volver

2006·2h 1m·★ 7.6·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsBoth star Carmen Maura & Chus LampreaveDir. Pedro Almodóvar

The Last Rodeo

2025·1h 58m·★ 6.3·Jon Avnet

Themes: bullfighting, matador (bullfighter)Fans also liked

Pain and Glory

2019·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Pedro Almodóvar

Both star Antonio Banderas & Julieta SerranoDir. Pedro Almodóvar

High Heels

1991·1h 54m·★ 7.0·Pedro Almodóvar

Both star Bibiana Fernández & Nacho MartínezDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Pedro Almodóvar

Both star Antonio Banderas & Julieta SerranoDir. Pedro Almodóvar

The Ages of Lulu

1990·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Bigas Luna

Themes: sadomasochism, madrid, spainFans also liked

Broken Embraces

2009·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Pedro Almodóvar

Fans also likedStarring Chus LampreaveDir. Pedro Almodóvar

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: necrophilia, sadomasochism

The Flower of My Secret

1995·1h 46m·★ 7.0·Pedro Almodóvar

Fans also likedStarring Chus LampreaveDir. Pedro Almodóvar

All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDir. Pedro Almodóvar

Live Flesh

1997·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Pedro Almodóvar

Fans also likedDir. Pedro AlmodóvarDrama & Thriller

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Wild Things

1998·1h 48m·★ 6.6·John McNaughton

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962·2h 9m·★ 8.2·Robert Mulligan

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