Movies like We Were No Desert (2024)
The best movies like We Were No Desert (2024) are Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024), Spanish Affair (2014) and El Topo (1970). If We Were No Desert hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedInner Workings (2016)7.8/10 from 314 votes
- NewestPimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024)Released 2024
- In SpanishPimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024)Also in Spanish
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024)
When Juan, a young gasoline smuggler, is forced to work for a mysterious organization in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, his girlfriend Diana embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets that inhabit this no-man’s-land.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpanish Affair (2014)
Rafael, a Seville citizen who has never left the Spanish region of Andalucia, decides to leave his homeland to follow Amaia, a Basque girl unlike other women he has known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEl Topo (1970)
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Platform (2019)
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond the Reach (2014)
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnow White and Her 7 Lovers (1980)
An undercover policewoman tracks seven escaped convicts to the deserted island where they've set up a camp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisParadise (1982)
After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Moon (1975)
There is a global gender war between men and women. A teenage girl tries to escape this reality and arrives at a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old, bedridden woman who stays in contact with the world through her radio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeneciafrenia (2022)
When a group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice for a bachelorette party, they are met by angry locals who are not keen on foreigners and soon they find themselves fighting for their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMake Your Move (2013)
A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisJauja (2014)
A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHalo: Nightfall (2014)
Set between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team as they are caught in a horrific biological attack while investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra. As they unravel a plot that draws them to an ancient, hellish artifact, they will be forced to fight for their survival, question everything and ultimately choose between their loyalty and their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInner Workings (2016)
This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRosa's Wedding (2020)
Rosa is about to turn 45 and realises that she's always lived her life to serve everyone else. So she decides to leave it all behind, take charge of her life and fulfil her dream of starting her own business.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChaos Walking (2021)
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCaptain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)
The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAvatar (2009)
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like We Were No Desert?
The closest matches to We Were No Desert are Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024), Spanish Affair (2014) and El Topo (1970). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after We Were No Desert?
Start with Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024), the closest match to We Were No Desert.
What is the highest-rated movie like We Were No Desert?
Inner Workings (2016), rated 7.8/10 by 314 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like We Were No Desert?
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like We Were No Desert?
Yes: Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024), Spanish Affair (2014) and El Topo (1970).
How are movies similar to We Were No Desert chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside We Were No Desert, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.