15 Movies Like El Cid: The Legend
Loved El Cid: The Legend? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

I Am Frankelda
A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

The Emperor's New Groove
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Counterattack
When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

Despicable Me 3
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Robot Dreams
A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

In Darkness We Fall
Three boys and two girls go backpacking from the city to a paradisiacal island. There they rent motorcycles, travel around the prettiest and most remote spots, camp out in the woods, on a coastal cliff, get drunk and swim in the sea. The following day they enter a deep, maze-like cave to explore it and get lost inside.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

The Story of Linda
Betsy Norman is a happy assistant at a luxurious Spanish hotel. Shiela, the hotel owner, caters for all wishes of her clientele with another lucrative business, the brothel "Rio Amore" where clients from all over the world come to relax with the girls and watch the sado-masochistic shows. Linda, Betsy's sister, is drugged and forced to work as a prostitute there.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

Barbie as Rapunzel
Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Beowulf
A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Dragonkeeper
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

31 Minutes: One Hot Christmas
Puppeton, the town of 31 Minutes, faces such an infernally hot Christmas that Santa Claus cancels his visit! Bodoque the rabbit heroically volunteers to rescue the presents from the North Pole, while his friends improvise a disastrous Christmas show. But what they don't expect is Bodoque giving in to some irresistible temptations along the way.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

Pinocchio
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Cid: The Legend.

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.