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10 Best Movies Like El jugador

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

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#1
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.9

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#2
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#3
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

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

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#4
The Miracle of Marcelino

The Miracle of Marcelino

1955★ 7.4

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

Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend ...

#5
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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