Movies Like El Topo (1970)

El Topo is a 1970 adventure, drama, western film from Alejandro Jodorowsky with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bears and The Oxford Murders.

Adventure Drama Western

Bears

2014

Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.

7.4

MagicScore

The Oxford Murders

2008

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

6.0

MagicScore

Silent Hill

2006

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

6.6

MagicScore

Duelle

1976

Two enigmatic women, Leni and Viva, separately arrive in Paris, each with a hidden but shared motive. As they navigate the city and their search progresses, various characters become entangled in their conflict, one which increasingly comes to take a fantastical turn. These characters too, driven by their own desires, strive to assert their influence in the struggle. In Paris, drenched in an otherworldly ambiance, an opaque tale of desire and power emerges through mystery and secrets.

6.8

MagicScore

Antichrist

2009

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

6.6

MagicScore

The Holy Mountain

1973

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

7.5

MagicScore

Take a Hard Ride

1975

After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Sonora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree.

5.2

MagicScore

Momo

1986

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

7.0

MagicScore

Boys in the Trees

2016

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Twice Upon a Time

1983

In the world of the Murkworks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make non-stop nightmares. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli where good dreams are made, can stop him.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Tracks

2013

Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

The Brand New Testament

2015

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Desierto

2015

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Gods of Egypt

2016

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

5.7

MagicScore

#15

The Hitcher

1986

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

The Gods Must Be Crazy

1980

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Bone Tomahawk

2015

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Goyokin

1969

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

The Massacre

1912

The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

The Gypsy Camp Vanishes Into the Blue

1976

This colourful, music-filled and sensual melodrama based on early stories by Maxim Gorky tells the fatal love story between the beautiful and rebellious girl Rada and the handsome horse thief Zobar. The story is set in early 20th century Bessarabia, now part of Moldova, then belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like El Topo?

The top films similar to El Topo by MovieMagicScore are Bears (7.4), The Oxford Murders (6.0), Silent Hill (6.6). Each shares adventure/drama/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is El Topo worth watching?

El Topo holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 632 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is El Topo?

El Topo (1970) is a adventure, drama, western film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Mara Lorenzio.

Where can I find more recommendations like El Topo?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like El Topo

This ranked list pairs El Topo (1970), a adventure and drama and western film from Alejandro Jodorowsky, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alejandro Jodorowsky 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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