Movies like Pasión Oculta (1968)
The best movies like Pasión Oculta (1968) are The King of Havana (2015), Belle Époque (1992) and A Fantastic Woman (2017). If Pasión Oculta hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedInstructions Not Included (2013)7.7/10 from 990 votes
- NewestAt Midnight (2023)Released 2023
- In SpanishThe King of Havana (2015)Also in Spanish
The King of Havana (2015)
Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other's arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBelle Époque (1992)
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Fantastic Woman (2017)
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVico C: La vida del filósofo (2017)
A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh experiences of a warrior of life that changed the perspective of music in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSanky Panky (2007)
In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky Panky to marry an American tourist to move to the USA with a VISA and have a better life. He calls his friend Giuseppe, who is a hotel manager in Bávaro, and applies for a job entertaining children but hoping to find a wealthy tourist. Genaro meets the beautiful Martha, who has come with her aunts Dorothy and Helen, to forget her fiancée after calling off her wedding. Genaro calls his best friends, Chelo and Carlitos, to go out with the aunts and experience it alone with Martha. Martha only speaks English and Genaro only knows a few words of English, but everything goes as planned until Martha's boyfriend arrives at the resort and complicates everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTony Manero (2008)
A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThis Is Not Berlin (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground LGBTQ nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrom Afar (2015)
Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHands of Stone (2016)
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInstructions Not Included (2013)
Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSalsa (1988)
Fatherless barrio Puerto Rican Rico is a menial car mechanic by day, but lives for the nights, when he dances and dates hot dancing girls, cockily convinced the title of Salsa king in fancy nightclub La Luna's upcoming contest is to be his. He encourages his best friend, courteous gentleman Ken, to date his sister Margarita so he gets a free hand with her flirtatious classmate Lola. The reigning salsa queen Luna's interest in Rico as dance-partner threatens his on-off relationship with Vicki. More jealous trouble follows when Ken and Margarita fall in true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun in Acapulco (1963)
Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of its owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs afoul of the rival lifeguard—also the champion diver of Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisAt Midnight (2023)
Alejandro's life is disrupted when actress Sophie Wilder stays at his hotel. To their surprise, the two fall for one another, meeting at midnight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Tango (1993)
A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPulling Strings (2013)
Rachel is an intelligent, modern-day woman constantly on the move. Primarily focused on her career as a diplomatic consul for the U.S. embassy, she's literally lived her life on the move, globe-trotting from city to city. Currently working in Mexico City and set to leave for London, Rachel's world turns upside down on the eve of her own goodbye party when she gets drunk and passes out on the street. Saved by Alejandro, a handsome Mariachi singer and single father, Rachel wakes up in his apartment with no recollection of how she got there. Nor does she remember that she rejected his visa the day before, which he desperately needs for his daughter. Romance unexpectedly blossoms between the two, but either sparks or fists will fly after she finds out his secret.
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 thisThe Mambo Kings (1992)
The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUndercover Wedding Crashers (2021)
Geeky-looking Sebas is a surprisingly good classical musician. He’s also a complete unknown in the criminal underworld, and as a new newbie on the police force, that makes him the perfect man for a dangerous mission: to go undercover as a keyboard player for “Los Lolos”, a cheesy flamenco-trap band, who have been hired to play at the wedding of a local mafia boss’ daughter that a major drug trafficker will be attending. Sebas is keen to take on the mission, blissfully unaware that he will turn out to be even cheesier than Lolo, the band’s lead singer, and fall in love with his sister, Luci. Now Sebas will face a tough choice: remain loyal to his new friends or complete his police mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSame Love, Same Rain (1999)
Jorge is a writer for a left-leaning Buenos Aires magazine that's at odds with the country's military dictatorship. He meets lovely and intelligent actress Laura and begins an on-and-off romance that will continue for the next two decades. Fearful of commitment, Jorge initially moves on from her and his fortunes suffer, but the situation changes when he and Laura renew their acquaintance. Meanwhile, the country undergoes a political transformation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEl Polaquito (2003)
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pasión Oculta?
The closest matches to Pasión Oculta are The King of Havana (2015), Belle Époque (1992) and A Fantastic Woman (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pasión Oculta?
Start with The King of Havana (2015), the closest match to Pasión Oculta.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pasión Oculta?
Instructions Not Included (2013), rated 7.7/10 by 990 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pasión Oculta?
At Midnight (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Pasión Oculta?
Yes: The King of Havana (2015), Belle Époque (1992) and A Fantastic Woman (2017).
How are movies similar to Pasión Oculta chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pasión Oculta, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.