Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Santana

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

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#1
Clockers

Clockers

1995★ 6.7

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

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s ol...

#2
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

2016★ 6.7

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

A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar....

#3
Shaft

Shaft

2019★ 6.5

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

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad ...

#4
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996★ 6.9

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

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute...

#5
Joe

Joe

1970★ 6.4

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

After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlus...

#6
New Jack City

New Jack City

1991★ 6.7

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

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a...

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