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15 Movies Like The Mexican Suitcase

Loved The Mexican Suitcase? 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.

A Toxic Love Story
#1

A Toxic Love Story

A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

Daughter of the Lake
#2

Daughter of the Lake

At the height of the Peruvian gold rush, Nélida, an Andean woman able to communicate with water spirits, uses her powers to prevent a mining corporation from destroying the body of water she considers her mother. A gold deposit valued at billions of dollars lies just beneath Nélida’s lakes and leads farmers and Latin America’s biggest gold producer into conflict.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

Las cinéphilas
#3

Las cinéphilas

Six elderly retired women, two from Buenos Aires, Argentina; two from Montevideo, Uruguay; and two from Madrid, Spain, have something in common, despite their different interests and lives: they go to the movies almost every day.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

Argentina
#4

Argentina

Argentina continues Saura’s lyrical exploration of the essence, talent and patrimony of popular dance and song in both fiction and documentary

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

My Mom Jayne
#5

My Mom Jayne

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's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

For Sama
#6

For Sama

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

Sidney
#7

Sidney

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

Messi
#8

Messi

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

The Lost Children
#9

The Lost Children

After a plane crash, four indigenous children fight to survive in the Colombian Amazon using ancestral wisdom as an unprecedented rescue mission unfolds.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

All the Empty Rooms
#10

All the Empty Rooms

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
#11

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

The Pope: Answers
#12

The Pope: Answers

Ten young people from all over the world meet in Rome with Pope Francis with the aim of talking and conveying to him the main concerns of their generation. What awaits them is an unprecedented meeting, a face-to-face conversation, and a unique event.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

The Walking Dead: The Return
#13

The Walking Dead: The Return

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic locations where pivotal moments between their characters, Rick and Michonne, were filmed.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.

Impression of a War
#14

Impression of a War

For over 70 years Colombia has been subject to an internal armed conflict whose demarcation lines seem to have become blurred over time. An insidious creeping violence has gradually pervaded the whole of society. Impossible as it is to tell this story in one unified narrative, the history behind this violence seems to take form through a multitude of traces.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Mexican Suitcase.

McQueen
#15

McQueen

Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Mexican Suitcase.