Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like El Cortez

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

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#1
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

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

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

#2
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#3
The Two Popes

The Two Popes

2019★ 7.5

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

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective ...

#4
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

#5
Sicario

Sicario

2015★ 7.4

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

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico....

#6
Border

Border

2018★ 6.7

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

When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about hers...