Movies like El Taciturno (1971)
The best movies like El Taciturno (1971) are El Gringo (2012), The Caller (1987) and Run Hide Fight (2021). If El Taciturno hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHigh Plains Drifter (1973)7.3/10 from 1,416 votes
- NewestNeglected (2026)Released 2026
El Gringo (2012)
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Caller (1987)
One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisRun Hide Fight (2021)
A 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Warrior's Way (2010)
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegacy (2020)
While on a hunting trip in the isolated wilderness, a father and his adopted teenage son are turned into the prey of unknown assailants. They are unexpectedly joined in their fight for survival by a stranger who reveals the disturbing truth about the son's biological father, an international crime lord, and why that crime lord has sent trained assassins to kill the teenager.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Name on the Bullet (1959)
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Plains Drifter (1973)
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNeglected (2026)
Detective Shaw is about to retire when he finds out on his last day of work that a serial killer has buried his son alive. He then races against the clock to solve three murders and find his son’s location before he runs out of air.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Dawn (1984)
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFree Fire (2017)
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMystery Road (2013)
A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEnter Nowhere (2015)
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hitcher (1986)
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Devil All the Time (2020)
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Silencing (2020)
A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShane (1953)
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThose Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarked for Death (1990)
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWar (2007)
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El Taciturno?
The closest matches to El Taciturno are El Gringo (2012), The Caller (1987) and Run Hide Fight (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El Taciturno?
Start with El Gringo (2012), the closest match to El Taciturno.
What is the highest-rated movie like El Taciturno?
High Plains Drifter (1973), rated 7.3/10 by 1,416 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El Taciturno?
Neglected (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El Taciturno?
The closest matches are in other languages.
How are movies similar to El Taciturno chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El Taciturno, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.