Movies like May God Save Us (2016)
The best movies like May God Save Us (2016) are Toro (2016), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and Marshland (2014). If May God Save Us hooked you with its thriller and crime, these 30 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 5,208 votes
- NewestCollision Course (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishToro (2016)Also in Spanish
Toro (2016)
Toro (Spanish for "Bull") is a young con man and the right hand of Romano, a powerful mob boss in Torremolinos, Málaga (Andalusia, south to Spain). After Toro decides to leave Romano to get a life free of crime, his last sting fails, resulting one of his brothers dead and he sent to jail. Five years later, Romano realizes that López, Toro's older brother, is robbing him money from his tourism business and he orders to kidnap Diana, López's little daughter, until this one get back the money. Without options, López visits Toro, now a touristic driver with the third grade prison close to get the parole, who only wants to be free to marry his girlfriend Estrella. When Toro accepts to help López and both meet Romano looking for a solution, Toro ends attacking Romano's men and fleeing with Diana, trying to escape from Romano's revenge. But Romano starts a ruthless searching for they three, meanwhile Toro counts the hours to back the prison according to the third grade...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
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: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarshland (2014)
The Spanish Deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters – both detectives in the homicide division – to investigate the cases.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCollision Course (2026)
Spain, 2013. After robbing a bank, a getaway crash reveals the hidden side of each thief, exposing betrayals and lies that began long before the heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUndercover (2024)
Basque Country, Spain, late nineties. A young policewoman manages to infiltrate the ruthless terrorist gang ETA.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBreathless (2021)
In the DR, hardened cop Manolo tries to take down an infamous drug cartel; meanwhile, his daughter has fallen in love with Lorenzo, a construction worker who's unwittingly gotten embroiled in the drug cartel's dealings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Retribution (2015)
While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEye for an Eye (2019)
Mario, an exemplary man, lives in a village on the Galician coast. In the old people’s home, where he works as a nurse, everyone appreciates him. When the best known narco in the area, Antonio Padín, recently released from prison, enters the residence, Mario tries to make Antonio feel at home. Now, Padín's two sons, Kike and Toño, are in charge of the family business. The failure of an operation will put Kike in jail and cause them to owe a large debt to a Colombian supplier. Toño will turn to the nurse to try to convince his father to assume the debt. But Mario has his own plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCross the Line (2020)
A good-natured man has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Instincts kick in to clean up the mess caused in the name of self-defense but does one really get away free after killing someone?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Realm (2018)
Manuel, a Spanish politician whose high-class lifestyle is based on nefarious and illegal business threatens to break his entire party after a newspaper exposes him to the public eye. Rather than admit to any wrongdoing, he decides to sell out his whole party in an effort to avoid jail time. It's a decision that will put many lives at risk.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Kid (2014)
Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fury of a Patient Man (2016)
Quiet Jose woos cafe worker Ana, but she is unaware he has intentions other than the purely romantic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer in Red (2023)
Madrid, summer of 2010. Commissioner María Ruiz investigates the sinister crime of a young man. With no visible identity and no clues or apparent motive, María will begin an investigation that will become more and more complicated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhen the Angels Sleep (2018)
Germán, an honest family man, sees how his whole world wobbles the night when, driving home, accidentally runs over two teenage girls. From that moment, Germán will have to do everything in his power to prevent his life from being destroyed forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Aura (2005)
A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo Steal from a Thief (2016)
Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Silence of the Marsh (2019)
A successful, cold-blooded crime novelist gets involved in a kidnapping case while uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThesis on a Homicide (2013)
Roberto is a Law professor whose life is thrown into chaos when he becomes convinced that one of his best students has committed a brutal murder. Determined to uncover the truth, he begins a personal investigation…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Paramedic (2020)
Unable to face his new reality in a wheelchair, Ángel develops a deadly obsession with the woman who left him and unleashes a sinister revenge plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tigers (2025)
Antonio and Estrella are diving siblings. He works in maritime works, she studies underwater life and assists him. Its precarious economy could improve after finding cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship anchored in Huelva.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Silence (2010)
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTell No One (2006)
A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGun City (2018)
Barcelona, Spain, 1921. A tough cop from Madrid arrives in the city to locate, under the suspicious scrutiny of corrupt local police officers, a significant amount of military weaponry stolen from a train, allegedly by revolutionary anarchists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagical Girl (2014)
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisIntuition (2020)
Police officer Pipa works on her first big case while simultaneously investigating her boss, who is suspected of murder. The prequel to "Perdida".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Snow (2017)
Accused of killing his brother during adolescence, Salvador lives alone in the middle of Patagonia. Several decades later, his brother Marcos and his sister-in-law Laura, come to convince him to sell the lands they share by inheritance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisB (2015)
July 15, 2013 Luis Barcenas - Old party treasurer was transferred from prison to National Court to testify. Previously, he had denied everything. Today he will tell the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City (2019)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, 2019. Two corpses appear in the crypt of the Old Cathedral. Police officer Unai López de Ayala, an expert in criminal profiling, must hunt down the ritual murderer who has been terrorizing the city for two decades.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like May God Save Us?
The closest matches to May God Save Us are Toro (2016), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and Marshland (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after May God Save Us?
People who watched May God Save Us most often go on to Toro (2016), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and Marshland (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like May God Save Us?
The Invisible Guest (2017), rated 8.1/10 by 5,208 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like May God Save Us?
Collision Course (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like May God Save Us?
Yes: Toro (2016), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and Marshland (2014).
How are movies similar to May God Save Us chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside May God Save Us, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.