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10 Best Movies Like Malapata

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

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#1
Fosfenos

Fosfenos

2001★ 6.5

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

Two cars travel down a highway in opposite directions. Which one should we follow in order to understand the nature of the road? The spectators end up with the feeling of having aw...

#2
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#3
Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Malapata for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek ou...

#4
Rest Stop

Rest Stop

2006★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Malapata for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest...

#5
Herbie Goes Bananas

Herbie Goes Bananas

1980★ 5.3

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

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico....

#6
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

1997★ 5.4

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

The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've compl...