Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like El arrimo

If you loved El arrimo, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Our Time

Our Time

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the be...

#2
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to el...

#3
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#4
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
Adú

Adú

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El arrimo for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far...

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