Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like María

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

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#1
Our Time

Our Time

2018★ 6.6

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

A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the be...

#2
Clandestine Childhood

Clandestine Childhood

2012★ 6.9

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

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, wh...

#3
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

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

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to el...

#4
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to María 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...

#5
Ixcanul

Ixcanul

2015★ 6.8

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

María, a 17-year-old Kaqchikel Maya, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active volcano. She is set to be married to the farm's foreman. But María longs...

#6
The Miracle of Marcelino

The Miracle of Marcelino

1955★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to María 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 ...

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