Movies like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo (2009)
The best movies like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo (2009) are Operation Ogre (1979), Veronica (2017) and Compulsion (2024). If El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Day of the Jackal (1973)7.5/10 from 729 votes
- NewestCollision Course (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishOperation Ogre (1979)Also in Spanish
Operation Ogre (1979)
Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeronica (2017)
In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCompulsion (2024)
Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hit (1984)
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this32 Malasana Street (2020)
Malasaña neighborhood, Madrid, Spain, 1976. While political turmoil ravages the streets all over the country, the Olmedo family arrives in the big city and settles into their new apartment. They soon discover that they are not the only ones roaming its corridors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Vault (2021)
Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of daring thieves look for a way into one of the most secure and guarded places on the planet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMrs Brown (1997)
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLiving Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMay God Save Us (2016)
Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiller Elite (2011)
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDagon (2001)
A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Howling (1981)
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Day of the Jackal (1973)
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this
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What are the best movies like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo?
The closest matches to El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo are Operation Ogre (1979), Veronica (2017) and Compulsion (2024). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo?
Start with Operation Ogre (1979), the closest match to El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo.
What is the highest-rated movie like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo?
The Day of the Jackal (1973), rated 7.5/10 by 729 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo?
Collision Course (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo?
Yes: Operation Ogre (1979), Veronica (2017) and 32 Malasana Street (2020).
How are movies similar to El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.