Movies Like And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a 2003 drama, history, tv movie, war, western film from Bruce Beresford with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Villa Rides and Viva Zapata!.

Drama History TV Movie War Western

Villa Rides

1968

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados and stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté

6.2

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Viva Zapata!

1952

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

6.9

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Pancho Villa

1972

In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of General Goyo, his greatest enemy, only to face an even greater problem when he meets McDermott, a mysterious adventurer who promises to get him weapons and ammunition for his troops.

4.8

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The Scapular

1968

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

8.3

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Run, Man, Run

1968

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

6.4

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The Undefeated

1969

After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.

6.2

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Viva Villa!

1934

In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.

6.2

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Let's Go with Pancho Villa!

1936

The 1910 Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. Together, they will endure the tragedies and hardships of a civil war.

6.9

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Juarez

1939

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

6.5

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#10

Frida

2002

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

7.4

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#11

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

6.4

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#12

Chavela

2017

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.

6.9

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#13

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015

In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.

6.1

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#14

Enamorada

1946

In Mexican Revolution times, a guerrilla general and his troops take the conservative town of Cholula, near by Mexico City. As the revolutionaries mistreat the town's riches, General Reyes falls for beautiful and wild Beatriz Peñafiel, the daughter of one of the town's richest men.

7.7

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#15

El compadre Mendoza

1934

In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?

6.6

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#16

Zapata: The dream of a hero

2004

This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.

5.5

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#17

The Wild Bunch

1969

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

7.6

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#18

Like Water for Chocolate

1992

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

7.3

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#19

Pedro Paramo

1967

When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…

7.3

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#20

Two Mules for Sister Sara

1970

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself?

The top films similar to And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself by MovieMagicScore are Villa Rides (6.2), Viva Zapata! (6.9), Pancho Villa (4.8). Each shares drama/history/tv movie/war/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself worth watching?

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 93 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself?

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) is a drama, history, tv movie, war, western film directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin.

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This ranked list pairs And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003), a drama and history and tv movie and war and western film from Bruce Beresford, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Antonio Banderas 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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