Movies Like The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)

The Tobacconist of Vallecas is a 1987 comedy, drama film from Eloy de la Iglesia with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Edukators and Pups.

Comedy Drama

The Edukators

2004

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

7.1

MagicScore

Pups

1999

When troubled teen boy Stevie (Cameron Van Hoy) and his girlfriend, Rocky (Mischa Barton), attempt to rob a bank without any forethought, the situation rapidly deteriorates. Soon the young couple is holding bank customers and employees hostage, while law enforcement gathers outside. Daniel Bender (Burt Reynolds), a veteran negotiator for the FBI, is charged with assessing the crime scene and ending the standoff as quickly as possible, but Stevie's short fuse considerably complicates matters.

6.0

MagicScore

Brotherhood

2010

Adam Buckley finds himself in the middle of a convenience store robbery during his last night as a pledge for a college fraternity. When the initiation ritual goes horribly wrong, and every move proves disastrous, Adam is forced to confront a new challenge all together, and he has to take a stand.

5.8

MagicScore

Company: A Musical Comedy

2008

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

7.4

MagicScore

Company

2011

6.8

MagicScore

The Chase

1994

Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.

5.8

MagicScore

Albino Alligator

1997

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.

5.7

MagicScore

The Ref

1994

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

6.5

MagicScore

Life Partners

2014

A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

River's Edge

1986

A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

11:14

2003

Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and deceit.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Death Wish

2018

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Wisdom

1986

Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American farmers.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

No Good Deed

2002

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Lower City

2005

Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

All About My Mother

1999

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968

When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

5.2

MagicScore

#20

Move Over, Mrs. Markham

1985

Pablo and Fernando, owners of a children's book publishing company about to go bankrupt, have managed through unorthodox means to contract the country's best-selling author, Adela Mora. The evening of the official signing, Paco asks his friend to let him use his house for a love tryst while Fernando wines and dines Adela. At the same time, Paco's wife, Carmen, will be taking her lover to Rosa's house. From here on the rout begins, as Paco tries to get rid of Silvia, his secretary, and Carmen, her husband. Fernando thinks Rosa is cheating on him with Oscar, who thinks Fernando is gay and having an affair with his partner, while the soldier thinks his girlfriend is a professional...

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Tobacconist of Vallecas?

The top films similar to The Tobacconist of Vallecas by MovieMagicScore are The Edukators (7.1), Pups (6.0), Brotherhood (5.8). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Tobacconist of Vallecas worth watching?

The Tobacconist of Vallecas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 52 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Tobacconist of Vallecas?

The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987) is a comedy, drama film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, starring Emma Penella, José Luis Gómez, Maribel Verdú.

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About movies like The Tobacconist of Vallecas

This ranked list pairs The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987), a comedy and drama film from Eloy de la Iglesia, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Emma Penella take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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