Movies Like My Son, the Hero

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

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

1957·1h 30m·★ 6.5·Ismael Rodríguez

2 shared crewDir. Ismael RodríguezDP: Rosalío Solano

The White Horse

1962·1h 28m·★ 5.3·Rafael Baledón

3 shared cast incl. Antonio Aguilar & David ReynosoDP: Rosalío SolanoDrama & Western

The Important Man

1961·1h 40m·★ 7.4·Ismael Rodríguez

Both star Columba Domínguez & Luis AragónDir. Ismael Rodríguez

The Paper Man

1963·1h 50m·★ 7.8·Ismael Rodríguez

Both star Columba Domínguez & Julio AlemánDir. Ismael Rodríguez

The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

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American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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Scarface

1983·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Brian De Palma

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Paris, Texas

1984·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Wim Wenders

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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962·2h 9m·★ 8.2·Robert Mulligan

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Little Miss Sunshine

2006·1h 42m·★ 7.8·Valerie Faris

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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

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El moro de Cumpas

1977·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Mario Hernández

Both star Antonio Aguilar & Eleazar García

East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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Legends of the Fall

1994·2h 13m·★ 7.5·Edward Zwick

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Pleasantville

1998·2h 4m·★ 7.5·Gary Ross

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Never Open That Door

1952·1h 20m·★ 7.3·Carlos Hugo Christensen

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Finding Forrester

2000·2h 16m·★ 7.3·Gus Van Sant

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El ojo de vidrio

1969·1h 56m·★ 6.6·René Cardona Jr.

Both star Antonio Aguilar & Eleazar García

How Good Is My Son, the Hero?

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