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10 Best Movies Like El Topo

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

#1
The Dance of Reality

The Dance of Reality

2013★ 7.1

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

'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: recon...

#2
A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

1973★ 4.8

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

A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father's will. After a while she discovers that they are all in fact dead and ...

#3
The White Balloon

The White Balloon

1995★ 7.4

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

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with....

#4
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

1969★ 5.8

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

An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics....

#5
The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

1960★ 6.6

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

A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interf...

#6
El mil usos

El mil usos

1981★ 7.0

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

The tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he e...