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10 Best Movies Like El albañil

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

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#1
Tootsie

Tootsie

1982★ 7.2

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

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a femin...

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Je Tu Il Elle

Je Tu Il Elle

1974★ 6.5

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

A woman suffers a subdued psychological breakdown in the wake of a devastating breakup....

#4
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El albañil 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...

#5
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947★ 7.5

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

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They wo...

#6
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1976★ 7.0

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

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Fran...