Movies like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving (2006)
The best movies like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving (2006) are Thesis (1996), Navalny (2022) and The Invisible Guest (2017). If Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Invisible Guest (2017)8.1/10 from 5,210 votes
- NewestA Haunting in Venice (2023)Released 2023
- In SpanishThesis (1996)Also in Spanish
Thesis (1996)
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNavalny (2022)
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Invisible Guest (2017)
Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisIcarus (2017)
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country's "anti-doping" program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia's state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
This investigation examines the mysterious shooting of soul icon Sam Cooke, whose death silenced one of the most vital voices in the civil rights movement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (2022)
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAs I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTed Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019)
New exclusive access and never before heard testimony gives a unique insight into the mind of America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy. Breathtaking archive from the time and the voice of Bundy himself, reveals the monster inside the man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Mystery of Padre Pio (2018)
The documentary offers testimonies and documents never disclosed about the plot against its protagonist, who had the stigmata of Jesus Christ in his hands, feet and side for 50 consecutive years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Haunting in Venice (2023)
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sacrament (2014)
Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMurder Ahoy (1964)
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022)
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaria by Callas (2017)
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCasting By (2012)
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me (2023)
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Limits of Control (2009)
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Rest for the Wicked (2011)
Madrid, the beginning of the century. One day, the police inspector Santos Trinidad coming home very drunk, is involved in a triple murder. But there is a witness who managed to escape and that could incriminate him. Santos undertakes an investigation to locate and eliminate the witness. Meanwhile, Chacón a judge in charge of investigating the triple murder, meticulously advances in the search for the murderer. Santos and Chacon soon discover that what seemed a simple case of drug trafficking is actually something far more dangerous.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVantage Point (2008)
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving?
The closest matches to Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving are Thesis (1996), Navalny (2022) and The Invisible Guest (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving?
Start with Thesis (1996), the closest match to Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving.
What is the highest-rated movie like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving?
The Invisible Guest (2017), rated 8.1/10 by 5,210 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving?
A Haunting in Venice (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving?
Yes: Thesis (1996), The Invisible Guest (2017) and Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (2022).
How are movies similar to Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lorca: The Sea Stops Moving, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.