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.

La Familia Del Barrio: La Maldición del Quinto Partido
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La Familia Del Barrio: La Maldición del Quinto Partido

Since 1994, Mexico has been eliminated time and again before the coveted fifth game. For El Abuelo, this is no coincidence: it's a curse. When he learns he only has a few months to live, he decides he can't die without seeing the national team break the curse. What begins as a patriotic crusade ends up becoming an illegal journey to the United States, where they discover that the devil lives in Los Angeles and that the mascot of the 1986 World Cup holds a secret that will change everything. Between failed attempts to cross the border, unexpected betrayals, and family revelations, the family returns to Mexico to perform a soccer ritual at the Estadio Azteca. To break the pact, they must gather eleven sacred relics of Mexican soccer and confront not only the devil, but their own past. While the entire country awaits the decisive penalty kick on television, the family wages a battle that could change the history of Mexican soccer.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
#2

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

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

I Am Frankelda
#3

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.

Beast
#4

Beast

Inspired by real events, "Bestia" enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in her mind and a country.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Cid: The Legend.

Despicable Me 3
#5

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.

Counterattack
#6

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.

The Story of Linda
#7

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.

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

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

Ballerina
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Ballerina

In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

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

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
#10

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.

Tinker Bell
#11

Tinker Bell

Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."

💡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
#12

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.

Beowulf
#13

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.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
#14

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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

In Darkness We Fall
#15

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.