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10 Best Movies Like Mean and Lean Cows

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

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#1
El Garabato

El Garabato

2008★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean and Lean Cows for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a naive young man, provincial and not very experienced, to whom the circumstances of destiny, when crossing with the beautiful Frida, lead him to mature with a single ...

#2
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean and Lean Cows for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#3
Beautifully Maintained and Well Located

Beautifully Maintained and Well Located

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean and Lean Cows for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A mansion, a lawn, some trees: an unmoved frontal view, 9 minutes long. We hear an off-screen voice. It si the co-director, who commands what goes on in the image. He calls up part...

#4
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011★ 4.7

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

Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy Marissa is called back into act...

#5
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean and Lean Cows for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....

#6
Pennies

Pennies

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean and Lean Cows for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Charlotte Brown,a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove, she does. With a menacing figure on the o...