Movies like El Pirata (2015)
The best movies like El Pirata (2015) are The Get Out (2026), Into the Deep (2025) and The Snitch Cartel (2011). If El Pirata hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFacing El Chapo (2026)8.7/10 from 989 votes
- NewestFacing El Chapo (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Snitch Cartel (2011)Also in Spanish
The Get Out (2026)
A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInto the Deep (2025)
Divers searching for sunken treasure witness the murder of drug dealers by modern-day pirates, but a killer great white is determined not to let any of them escape its waters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Snitch Cartel (2011)
The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStowaway (2022)
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod Is a Bullet (2023)
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
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 thisHunting Grounds (2025)
Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns out that Jake is the biggest enemy of them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCriminal (2004)
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHunting Season (2025)
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRogue Agent (2022)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Courier (2024)
After shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun All Night (2015)
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBest of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When one of the mobsters decides to give herself in and hand over a data CD to the DA, she is shot and killed, but not before handing the disc to an unsuspecting Tommy Lee. Despite working with the police as a martial arts instructor, Lee doesn't go to the cops with the disc, but instead goes on the run, giving the mafia time to kidnap his daughter and hold as a hostage in exchange for return of the disc. Will Tommy ever see his daughter again?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shipment (2021)
A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisKill Me Again (1989)
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeeking Justice (2011)
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Driver (1978)
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWar (2007)
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLos Viejones De Guanajuato (2016)
The Ramirez are a respected family determined to defend their land — and the land of the workers of Rancho Seco — from growing threats in the Salamanca region. Los Garcia, a ruthless criminal group, are pressuring local families to sell their property in order to expand their operations. Behind the intimidation lies a larger plan: constructing a landing strip for small aircraft to support their drug trafficking activities. When the Garcias begin targeting members of the Ramirez family, the conflict escalates beyond negotiation. Proud men from Guanajuato, the Ramirezes refuse to surrender. What begins as a land dispute quickly turns into a violent confrontation, where bullets fly and blood is spilled in a battle to protect honor, family, and territory.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Los Viejones De Guanajuato 2: Contra El Crimen Organizado (2017)
After eliminating the Garcia brothers and restoring peace to Rancho Seco, the Ramirez family believes the town is finally safe. But their victory is short-lived. Soon, a new wave of violence erupts — more brutal and organized than before. The Ramirez are stunned to discover that Benjamin Garcia, the eldest brother long believed dead, is alive. Determined to avenge his family, Benjamin has recruited a powerful organized crime group to terrorize the town and wipe out the Ramirezes once and for all. Known as the Dudes of Guanajuato, the Ramirez must once again take up arms to defend their land, their families, and the people of Rancho Seco in a deadly confrontation against Benjamin Garcia and his criminal empire.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Frente Al Enemigo (2016)
A special unit of DEA agents is assigned to capture Mancera, the mastermind behind a powerful new drug designed to manipulate and control vulnerable minds. With strategic support from their superior, Walter, and operational backing from Vicente, the director of the DEA, the agents launch a series of aggressive operations to dismantle Mancera’s network. Along the way, they eliminate and capture key figures within the criminal underworld. However, as the investigation deepens, a shocking truth begins to surface. The agents slowly realize that the real enemy has been closer than they ever imagined. In a dangerous game of deception and power, trust becomes the most fragile weapon of all — and the final confrontation will reveal a devastating surprise.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Error Fatal (2016)
A group of young gang members dedicate their lives to robbery and kidnapping, building a reputation through violence and intimidation. While one of them attempts to leave that life behind and start over, the others continue down the same criminal path — some ending up in prison, others remaining active in the underworld. Twenty years later, the gang is still operating. When a powerful drug lord summons the group’s leader, he offers them a lucrative job: kidnap a relative of a police officer who has become an obstacle to his operations. Tempted by the money, the gang accepts the assignment without asking too many questions. But as the plan unfolds, they make a shocking discovery about the identity of their target — a revelation that turns the mission into a fatal mistake and sets off irreversible consequences.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Venganza Brutal (2016)
Lulu, the daughter of wealthy couple Celso and Evelia, is unaware that her boyfriend is the leader of a violent gang involved in killings and robberies. Blinded by love, she has no idea of the dangerous world he truly belongs to. In a twisted strategy driven by greed, her boyfriend orchestrates her own kidnapping, planning to demand a large ransom from her parents. When Celso and Evelia receive the first terrifying call from the abductors, their lives are thrown into chaos. Desperate to save his daughter, Celso turns to an old friend known as Manchado for help. As they begin tracking those responsible, what starts as a rescue mission quickly transforms into a brutal quest for revenge — where betrayal, violence, and justice collide before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
La Sombra (2016)
Esteban, known as “La Sombra,” is driven by one purpose: to avenge the murder of his mother. As he begins his search for answers, he discovers others who have also lost loved ones to a mysterious killer. United by grief and rage, they join forces to uncover the truth behind the growing list of victims. Evidence points directly at La Sombra. The murders were committed with dragon-marked bullets — ammunition uniquely linked to him — part of a calculated scheme designed to frame him as the killer. Refusing to surrender to the accusations, La Sombra pieces together the clues one by one. As the puzzle slowly comes together, he uncovers a devastating truth: the real murderer is someone far closer than he ever imagined.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Noche De Cartas (2019)
A group of drug traffickers gather for an all-night card game, temporarily stepping away from their illegal operations. As the night unfolds, the table becomes a confessional. Between bets and drinks, they share stories of narrow escapes from the law, ruthless drug deals, the reasons they entered the business, and the violent acts that shaped their reputations. Old wounds resurface, loyalties are questioned, and hidden tensions begin to rise. What starts as a night of gambling and reminiscing slowly turns into a dangerous confrontation. By dawn, one of them will face an unexpected fate — triggering a deadly chase that proves the past can never truly be left behind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
El Inocente (2018)
A group of influential businessmen use legitimate real estate ventures to disguise their lucrative drug trafficking operations. While they present themselves as respectable entrepreneurs, their criminal empire quietly expands behind closed doors. Local police are determined to bring them down, but despite constant surveillance and investigation, they lack the solid evidence needed to secure arrests. Meanwhile, rival traffickers attempt to invade their territory, sparking a violent power struggle. The businessmen eliminate their competition, tightening their control over the region. Just as authorities believe they finally have the proof required to dismantle the operation, they discover their case has collapsed. Unbeknownst to them, one of their own undercover agents has been secretly protecting the businessmen — bound by loyalty after they once saved his life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
La Historia De Pedro y Pablo (2018)
After the tragic loss of their parents, two inseparable brothers are forced to confront a harsh reality. Struggling to survive with little food and mounting bills, Pedro, the older brother, makes a painful decision — he will cross the border illegally in search of work so his younger brother can continue his education. The journey is dangerous, but Pedro manages to find employment as a servant for a wealthy family in the city. As the brothers live apart, each faces new hardships, unexpected opportunities, and emotional challenges. While Pedro begins to build a new life — and even finds himself drawn into a romantic relationship — he is torn between love and his responsibility to his brother. Separated by distance and circumstance, the question remains: will Pedro return home to the life he left behind, or will his new future keep the brothers apart forever?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Las Aventuras Del Pollo Y El Frijol (2019)
After accidentally becoming involved in a killing, two lifelong friends known as Mr. Chicken and Mr. Bean flee their hometown to avoid trouble. With nowhere else to go, they travel to another town in search of their cousin Lucho, hoping he can help them find work. When they arrive, Lucho explains that there are no regular jobs available. However, his boss — an extremely jealous man — is urgently looking to hire two bodyguards who are openly gay to guard his wife, believing they would pose no romantic threat. Desperate for money and a fresh start, Mr. Chicken and Mr. Bean see an opportunity. Determined to land the job, they go to ridiculous lengths to convince everyone they are the perfect candidates. What follows is a series of misunderstandings, comic situations, and escalating complications as they struggle to maintain their disguise — while trying not to expose their secret past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El Pirata?
The closest matches to El Pirata are The Get Out (2026), Into the Deep (2025) and The Snitch Cartel (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El Pirata?
Start with The Get Out (2026), the closest match to El Pirata.
What is the highest-rated movie like El Pirata?
Facing El Chapo (2026), rated 8.7/10 by 989 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El Pirata?
Facing El Chapo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El Pirata?
Yes: The Snitch Cartel (2011), The Courier (2024) and Facing El Chapo (2026).
How are movies similar to El Pirata chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El Pirata, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.