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10 Best Movies Like Desperado

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

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#1
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003★ 6.3

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

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico....

#2
El Mariachi

El Mariachi

1993★ 6.7

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

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in ...

#3
From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Desperado for fans of Thriller & Action & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele....

#4
Two Much

Two Much

1995★ 5.4

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

Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He gets in deeper when he falls for h...

#5
The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

1999★ 7.3

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

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own br...

#6
The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

1998★ 6.6

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

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms tro...