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Movies like Diarios de frontera (2013)

The best movies like Diarios de frontera (2013) are Hot Milk (2025), The Last Sunrise (2026) and Encanto (2021). If Diarios de frontera hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Hot Milk (2025)

    Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a wheelchair. But in the sultry atmosphere of this sun-bleached town Sofia, who has been trapped by her mother’s illness all her life, finally starts to shed her inhibitions, enticed by the persuasive charms of enigmatic traveller Ingrid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. The Last Sunrise (2026)

    Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and long-hidden family secrets come to light, everything she has found before summer's end is threatened.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Encanto (2021)

    The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. See You on Venus (2023)

    Mia and Kyle, two misfit American teens, travel to Spain in search of Mia's birth mother. As the pair road trip through the picturesque cities of Andalusia and fall in love, they discover that the most important question isn't who gave you life, but what you decide to do with it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The 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

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  6. The Irishman: In Conversation (2019)

    Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. God Grew Tired of Us (2006)

    Filmmaker Christopher Quinn observes the ordeal of three Sudanese refugees -- Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Abul Pach and Panther Bior -- as they try to come to terms with the horrors they experienced in their homeland, while adjusting to their new lives in the United States.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)

    A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

    BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Apocalypto (2006)

    Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. An American Rhapsody (2001)

    A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. My Mom Jayne (2025)

    Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. No One Gets Out Alive (2021)

    An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Rose of Nevada (2026)

    When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign. The boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn. Young father Nick and enigmatic newcomer Liam join captain Murgey, and they head to sea. But when they return, satisfied with their haul, something is amiss – they’ve slipped back in time, and the villagers greet them as if they are the original crew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

    A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

    A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Sketch (2025)

    When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. 180° South (2010)

    The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Raging Grace (2023)

    An undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a careworker for a seemingly terminal old man, securing a better life for her and her daughter. But a dark discovery threatens to destroy everything she’s strived for and holds dear.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Diarios de frontera?

The closest matches to Diarios de frontera are Hot Milk (2025), The Last Sunrise (2026) and Encanto (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Diarios de frontera?

Start with Hot Milk (2025), the closest match to Diarios de frontera.

What is the highest-rated movie like Diarios de frontera?

Apocalypto (2006), rated 7.7/10 by 6,797 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Diarios de frontera?

The Last Sunrise (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Diarios de frontera?

Yes: Hot Milk (2025), The Last Sunrise (2026) and Encanto (2021).

How are movies similar to Diarios de frontera chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Diarios de frontera, 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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