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10 Best Movies Like El Cepa Returns

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

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#1
The Silence of Others

The Silence of Others

2019‱★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The story of the tortuous struggle against the silence of the victims of the dictatorship imposed by General Franco after the victory of the rebel side in the Spanish Civil War (19...

#2
Comandante

Comandante

2003‱★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow revolutionary Che Guevara, th...

#3
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

2013‱★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their nex...

#4
Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

2002‱★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabota...

#5
Long Shot

Long Shot

2017‱★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage....

#6
Messi

Messi

2014‱★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to El Cepa Returns for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant t...

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