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10 Best Movies Like El Paso

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

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#1
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#2
Custody

Custody

2016★ 6.9

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

When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to ...

#3
A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own

1993★ 6.9

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

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all...

#4
I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

2016★ 7.7

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

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario....

#5
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000★ 7.4

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

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across...

#6
The Children Act

The Children Act

2018★ 6.6

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

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept m...

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