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10 Best Movies Like El desalmado

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

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#1
The Outfit

The Outfit

1973★ 6.8

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

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to di...

#2
10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

1971★ 7.3

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

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans....

#3
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971★ 6.1

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

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't k...

#4
Gotti

Gotti

1996★ 6.5

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

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in Am...

#5
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019★ 7.0

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

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years....

#6
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

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