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10 Best Movies Like El mal

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

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#1
The Crowd

The Crowd

1928★ 7.6

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

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy...

#2
The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

2024★ 6.8

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

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war repo...

#3
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984★ 6.2

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

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man....

#4
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

#5
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014★ 6.7

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

Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone....

#6
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008★ 7.5

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

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play....

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