Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like El criollo

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

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#1
Revenge

Revenge

1990★ 6.5

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

Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mend...

#2
Wanted Man

Wanted Man

2024★ 6.6

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

Follows a police officer who must retrieve an eyewitness and escort her after a cartel shooting leaves several DEA agents dead, but then he must decide who to trust when they disco...

#3
Border Hunters

Border Hunters

2025★ 6.1

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

After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/mili...

#4
Xtreme

Xtreme

2021★ 6.3

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

Two years after the murder of his son and father, a retired hitman sets in motion a carefully crafted revenge plan against the killer: his own brother....

#5
Killer Elite

Killer Elite

2011★ 6.3

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

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader...

#6
Lawman

Lawman

1971★ 6.5

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

While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to ...

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