Movies Like The Holy Mountain (1973)

The Holy Mountain is a 1973 drama film from Alejandro Jodorowsky with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Devils and A Field in England.

Drama

The Devils

1971

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

7.5

MagicScore

A Field in England

2013

During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

6.2

MagicScore

Rampo Noir

2005

An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.

5.6

MagicScore

Pistol Opera

2001

An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.

6.0

MagicScore

At Land

1944

A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.

7.2

MagicScore

Long Live Death

1971

At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is accused of being a Red. Fando discovers that his mother may have aided in his father's arrest. Sometimes we witness Fando imagining explanations for what's going on; sometimes we see him at play, alone or with his friend Thérèse. Oedipal fantasies and a lad's natural curiosity about sex and death mix with his search for his mother's nature and his father's fate. Will Fando survive the search?

5.8

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

Santa Sangre

1989

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

7.1

MagicScore

The Magic Christian

1969

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

The Party and the Guests

1966

A picnic is rudely transformed into a lesson in political hierarchy when a handful of mysterious authority figures show up.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

2005

Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gipsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

After Hours

1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

2011

A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Vidocq

2001

Paris, 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappears as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to avenge Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on...

5.9

MagicScore

#16

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Rejected

2000

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971

An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Heaven and Earth Magic

1962

The first part depicts the heroine's toothache consequent to the loss of a very valuable watermelon, her dentistry and transportation to heaven. Next follows an elaborate exposition of the heavenly land, in terms of Israel and Montreal. The second part depicts the return to Earth from being eaten by Max Müller on the day Edward VII dedicated the Great Sewer of London.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Altered States

1980

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Holy Mountain?

The top films similar to The Holy Mountain by MovieMagicScore are The Devils (7.5), A Field in England (6.2), Rampo Noir (5.6). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Holy Mountain worth watching?

The Holy Mountain holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 972 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Holy Mountain?

The Holy Mountain (1973) is a drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Holy Mountain?

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

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About movies like The Holy Mountain

This ranked list pairs The Holy Mountain (1973), a drama 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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