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10 Best Movies Like El Mariachi

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

#1
Desperado

Desperado

1995★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Mariachi for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-r...

#2
Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

1987★ 5.8

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

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with...

#3
Well-Off People

Well-Off People

2014★ 4.8

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

Umberto Maria Durloni is a successful lawyer and a socialite who likes parties and a lavish life. He's got it all, except any ethical qualms.Only a step away from the top, his perf...

#4
Afterschool

Afterschool

2009★ 5.5

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

A prep-school student accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, then is asked to put together a memorial video....

#5
Mo' Money

Mo' Money

1992★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Mariachi for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. B...

#6
Pistoleros famosos

Pistoleros famosos

1981★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Mariachi for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A gunfighter after killing the ones responsible for his brother's death, joins by mistake a gang of smugglers...