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10 Best Movies Like El Zacatecas

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

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#1
The Return of Swamp Thing

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989★ 5.5

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

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object o...

#2
Star

Star

1993★ 6.1

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

When Crystal Wyatt was 16 her father passed away. From that time her life would never be the same. Crystal is banished from the family ranch, and starts a new life as a singer in a...

#3
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

1959★ 6.1

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

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. Ho...

#4
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#5
SS Experiment Love Camp

SS Experiment Love Camp

1976★ 5.5

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

Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the Arian race....

#6
As

As

2023★ 7.0

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

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...