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10 Best Movies Like Like Water for Chocolate

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

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#1
Sitcom

Sitcom

1998★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like Water for Chocolate for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sadomasochist...

#2
Midaq Alley

Midaq Alley

1995★ 7.0

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

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to...

#3
The Milk of Sorrow

The Milk of Sorrow

2009★ 6.4

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

Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after preg...

#4
Benjamín's Wife

Benjamín's Wife

1991★ 6.9

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

Benjamin is an old bachelor who lives with his sister. One day he falls in love with the young Natividad. Seeing that the love letter strategy doesn't work with the girl, Benjamín ...

#5
Frida. Viva la Vida

Frida. Viva la Vida

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like Water for Chocolate for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The two sides of Frida Kahlo's spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and ...

#6
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like Water for Chocolate for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them....