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10 Best Movies Like The Perfect Dictatorship

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

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#1
A Wonderful World

A Wonderful World

2006★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Perfect Dictatorship for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico....

#2
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

1999★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Perfect Dictatorship for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will mo...

#3
The Chosen Ones

The Chosen Ones

2015★ 6.3

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

Sofia, 14 years old, is in love with Ulises. Because of him, in spite of him, she is forced into a prostitution network in Mexico. To set her free, Ulises will have to find another...

#4
Teo's Journey

Teo's Journey

2008★ 6.3

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

Separated from his father after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, young Teo and his new friend, Chuy, set off on a dangerous quest across the desert to find his dad in thi...

#5
Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

2005★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Perfect Dictatorship for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, th...

#6
Last Stop 174

Last Stop 174

2008★ 7.2

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

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the i...