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10 Best Movies Like El jibarito Rafael

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

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#1
Vico C: La vida del filósofo

Vico C: La vida del filósofo

2017★ 7.4

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

A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh e...

#2
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#4
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#5
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#6
Nobody Knows I'm Here

Nobody Knows I'm Here

2020★ 6.7

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

Memo lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful singing voice from the outside world. A recluse with a glittery flair, he can't stop dwelling on the past, but what wi...

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