Movies Like The Boy and the Fog

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

Macario

1960·1h 31m·★ 8.3·Roberto Gavaldón

2 shared crewDir. Roberto GavaldónDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Autumn Days

1963·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Roberto Gavaldón

2 shared crewDir. Roberto GavaldónDP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Golden Cockerel

1964·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Roberto Gavaldón

2 shared crewDir. Roberto GavaldónDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Maria Candelaria

1944·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

Both star Dolores del Río & Lupe InclánDP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Unloved Woman

1949·1h 26m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

Both star Dolores del Río & Carlos RiquelmeDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Wild Flower

1943·1h 34m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

Both star Dolores del Río & Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.DP: Gabriel Figueroa

The Abandoned

1945·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

Both star Dolores del Río & Lupe InclánDP: Gabriel Figueroa

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

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Pi

1998·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Darren Aronofsky

TMDB recommendsMystery & Drama & Thriller

Tell Her That I Love Her

1977·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Claude Miller

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama & Mystery

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Gothika

2003·1h 38m·★ 5.8·Mathieu Kassovitz

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000·2h 2m·★ 5.7·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

La Cucaracha

1959·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Ismael Rodríguez

DP: Gabriel FigueroaStarring Dolores del Río

The Fugitive

1947·1h 40m·★ 6.3·John Ford

DP: Gabriel FigueroaStarring Dolores del Río

Bugambilia

1945·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Emilio Fernández

DP: Gabriel FigueroaStarring Dolores del Río

Remember

2015·1h 34m·★ 7.5·Atom Egoyan

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Good Boy

2026·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Jan Komasa

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Shock Corridor

1963·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Samuel Fuller

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How Good Is The Boy and the Fog?

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