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10 Best Movies Like El desconocido

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

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#1
Teen Spirit

Teen Spirit

2011★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El desconocido for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies, is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, bu...

#2
Hello

Hello

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El desconocido for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

I wouldn't answer if I were you' Hello is the story of a young lady who falls prey to an evil killer.. alone in her apartment, eagerly awaiting the return of her boyfriend, the pho...

#3
100 Meters

100 Meters

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El desconocido for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Based on the incredibly true story of a Spanish man with Multiple Sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man: 3,8km swimming, 180km cycling and 42 running. And he was told that he c...

#4
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

2005★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El desconocido for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Kirikou's Grandfather says that the story of Kirikou and The Witch was too short, so he proceeds to explain more about Kirikou's accomplishments. We find out how little boy became ...

#5
Christmas with Holly

Christmas with Holly

2012★ 6.3

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

After being dumped at the altar on her wedding day, Maggie Conway moves to the island town of Friday Harbor in Washington State, where she meets Mark Nagle, the local coffee shop o...

#6
Leopardi

Leopardi

2014★ 6.8

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

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry....