Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like El Dorado

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

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#1
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970★ 6.5

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

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend....

#2
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969★ 7.0

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

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough....

#3
Child's Play

Child's Play

1972★ 6.0

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

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil a...

#4
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955★ 6.1

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

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner th...

#5
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966★ 6.2

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

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neig...

#6
Mayberry Man

Mayberry Man

2021★ 5.9

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

An arrogant movie star is busted for speeding in a small southern town and sentenced to attend Mayberry Fest: a weeklong festival celebrating "The Andy Griffith Show." Immersed in ...