# Movies like Él

> Films most similar to Él (1953) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/el-1953/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Viridiana](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/viridiana-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.7 · 549 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Nazarín](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nazarin-1959/)** (1959) — ★ 7.6 · 156 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[Simon of the Desert](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/simon-of-the-desert-1965/)** (1965) — ★ 7.6 · 238 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, pitch-black
- **[Sin Nombre](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sin-nombre-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 7.6 · 762 votes · foreign-gem, dread, outsider
- **[The Exterminating Angel](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-exterminating-angel-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.9 · 734 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, surreal
- **[The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-criminal-life-of-archibaldo-de-la-cruz-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.3 · 175 votes · foreign-gem, playful, surreal
- **[Belle de Jour](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/belle-de-jour-1967/)** (1967) — ★ 7.3 · 1,015 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Tristana](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tristana-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.2 · 277 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[That Obscure Object of Desire](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/that-obscure-object-of-desire-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 7.5 · 442 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, surreal

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