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10 Best Movies Like Requiem for a Gringo

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

#1
Sing Sing

Sing Sing

1983★ 5.2

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

Eduardo accidentally discovers that he is adopted. His real father is dying, but before his death he said that his mother was the "Queen of England", failing to clarify that this i...

#2
The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

1959★ 6.8

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

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then trage...

#3
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

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

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#5
Funny Farm

Funny Farm

1988★ 6.2

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

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farm...

#6
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990★ 6.4

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

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually be...