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10 Best Movies Like Cria!

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

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#1
32 Malasana Street

32 Malasana Street

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cria! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Malasaña neighborhood, Madrid, Spain, 1976. While political turmoil ravages the streets all over the country, the Olmedo family arrives in the big city and settles into their new a...

#2
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#3
Venus

Venus

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cria! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Lucía, a club dancer on the run, takes refuge in a sinister building on the outskirts of Madrid where her sister Rocío lives with her daughter Alba....

#4
The Ages of Lulu

The Ages of Lulu

1990★ 6.4

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

Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual ...

#5
The Flower of My Secret

The Flower of My Secret

1995★ 6.8

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

Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As s...

#6
Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate

1992★ 7.3

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

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers...

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