Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Machos

If you loved The Machos, 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 The Machos 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 The Machos 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
Enemigos

Enemigos

2025★ 7.7

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

Chimo turns 18 years and comes from a humble and supportive family. Since childhood he was bullied and even today, while working multiple jobs and dreaming of starting his own busi...

#4
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#5
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machos 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...

#6
The Good Girls

The Good Girls

2019★ 6.5

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

Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis....

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