Movies like Apocalypto
12 films like Apocalypto (2006), Get the Gringo, The Mexican, The Professor and the Madman among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with Apocalypto: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
2006 · 138 min · Action, Adventure, Drama. As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
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Get the Gringo
Also action and dramaA career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
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The Mexican
Also adventure and dramaA man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.
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The Professor and the Madman
Also dramaProfessor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Chest...
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The Ruins
Also adventureA leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
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On the Road
Also adventure and dramaYoung writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
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Flight Risk
Also directed by Mel GibsonA pilot transports an Air Marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
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Blood Father
Also action and dramaAn ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
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Miracle at St. Anna
Also action and dramaSet in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
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Sin Nombre
Also adventure and dramaA young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
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Payback
Also action and dramaAfter a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.
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The Violin
Also stars Gerardo TaracenaIn an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunitio...
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Maverick
Also action and adventureBret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
