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10 Best Movies Like El emigrante

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

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#1
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994★ 6.2

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

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketb...

#2
Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001★ 6.0

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

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament....

#3
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923★ 6.5

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

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead....

#4
My Heart Goes Boom!

My Heart Goes Boom!

2020★ 6.2

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

Spain, 1970s. While a cruel dictatorship rules an eternally grey country through fear, violence, repression and censorship, María, a young dancer, dreams of bringing bright colours...

#5
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

1993★ 6.2

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

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is ...

#6
YES DAY

YES DAY

2021★ 6.7

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

A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure....

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