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Movies like Cáliz (2008)

The best movies like Cáliz (2008) are The Way of the Gun (2000), Gringo (2018) and Breakdown (1997). If Cáliz hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Way of the Gun (2000)

    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Gringo (2018)

    An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. Breakdown (1997)

    On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Suicide Kings (1997)

    Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Trapped (2002)

    Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Ruthless People (1986)

    Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Chase (1994)

    Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  8. The Mexican (2001)

    Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

    An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Desperado (1995)

    El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

    A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Family Plot (1976)

    Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Cry Macho (2021)

    A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)

    Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Baby Driver (2017)

    After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Kill Your Friends (2015)

    A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where 'no one knows anything' and where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. Fuelled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox lives the dream, as he searches for his next hit record.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)

    Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Heist (2015)

    A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Getaway (1972)

    A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Bandidas (2006)

    When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Cáliz?

The closest matches to Cáliz are The Way of the Gun (2000), Gringo (2018) and Breakdown (1997). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Cáliz?

Start with The Way of the Gun (2000), the closest match to Cáliz.

What is the highest-rated movie like Cáliz?

Baby Driver (2017), rated 7.4/10 by 17,415 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Cáliz?

Cry Macho (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Cáliz?

Yes: The Way of the Gun (2000), Gringo (2018) and Breakdown (1997).

How are movies similar to Cáliz chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Cáliz, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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