15 Movies Like El ratero de la vecindad

Loved El ratero de la vecindad? 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.

The Marked Woman
#1

The Marked Woman

When a woman is found in a shipping container with no memory of who she is, two detectives race to figure out her identity — and who wants her dead.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Dime lo que quieres (de verdad)
#2

Dime lo que quieres (de verdad)

Diego and Emilia are a conservative couple with 16 years of marriage who have lost the spark, until Tomás and Betina rescue them and introduce them to the forbidden world, changing what they know about intimacy, relationships, and sex.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Mexico 86
#3

Mexico 86

When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Accidental Partners
#4

Accidental Partners

Two women discover they were both scammed by the same man (who also got them pregnant). They form an alliance to take revenge.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Through My Window
#5

Through My Window

Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

¿Quieres ser mi novia?
#6

¿Quieres ser mi novia?

Javi and Lu's relationship faces dangerous territory as old and new temptations emerge: a young woman reigniting Javi's chemistry and a mature man pursuing Lu. Through humor, entanglements, and surprises, their love is tested.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Robot Dreams
#7

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 ratero de la vecindad.

Chechu y familia
#8

Chechu y familia

Chechu is a 13 year old boy who lives surrounded by peculiar people: his grandfather, his uncle, and two maids. He falls in love with one of them.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Tapas
#9

Tapas

The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Aida, the Movie
#10

Aida, the Movie

The film deals with the filming of an episode of the series with storylines that take place both within the fiction with the characters of 'Aída' and outside of it with the actors themselves and their relationships, which reflects on topics such as the limits of comedy, the work of a comedian and fame.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Sex, Party and Lies
#11

Sex, Party and Lies

A youth group is preparing for what will be the summer of their life, including secrets, lies, sex, confusion, evenings and holidays.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Icefall
#12

Icefall

A young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and dirty cops are alerted to the poacher’s whereabouts, the warden and the poacher team up to fight back and escape across the treacherous lake before the ice melts.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El ratero de la vecindad.

Sin Nombre
#13

Sin Nombre

Sayra, a Native Honduran teenager, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Mexican and Mestizo-Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same USA-bound train.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

Sex, Shame & Tears
#14

Sex, Shame & Tears

A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.

The Tit and the Moon
#15

The Tit and the Moon

A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon to bring him a tit only for him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El ratero de la vecindad.