Mexican drug cartel movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant mexican drug cartel movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, realistic, tense and serious films and TV shows about / with mexican drug cartel, gangster, violence, drug cartel, murder, organized crime, drug, revenge, gunfight and gun plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Mexico, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as mexican drug cartel: Heli (2013), Traffic (2000), Sicario (2015), VANish (2015), Savages (2012), Narcos: Mexico (2018), ZeroZeroZero (2019), Miss Bala (2011), Hell (2010), Blow (2001).
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List of mexican drug cartel movies
6K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
mexican drug cartel, drug cartel, torture, cocaine, drug dealing, corrupt law enforcer, society, urban ghetto life, factory worker, small town, kids in trouble, nudity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
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229K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
suspense, political, realistic, thought provoking, anthology ...
Plot:
drug traffic, organized crime, drug abuse, drug dealer, drug lord, addiction, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug, war on drugs, politics, corruption ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
mexico, latin america, california, ohio, los angeles ...
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530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Three thugs kidnap Emma, the daughter of a drug kingpin, and have no idea that murderous blood that runs through her veins. As time passes, the unlucky threesome finds themselves in danger from the police, gangsters and their captive.
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, violence against women, road trip, on the road, danger, captivity, violent content, rivalry, on the run, chaos, woman in danger ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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138K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Style:
sexy, tense, action packed, intense, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
violence, twists and turns, rescue, kidnapping, sex scene, drug cartel, marijuana, drug dealing, friendship, woman in danger, polyamory, organized crime ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, southern california, afghanistan, south america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, sensual, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
drug cartel, organized crime, marijuana, undercover agent, corruption, drug lord, mexican drug cartel, drug, gang, criminal, drug dealing, cocaine ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, north america, new mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Style:
brutal, atmospheric, serious, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, italian mafia, cartel, drug cartel, cocaine, drug dealer, drug trade, drug dealing, drug smuggler, drug, brutality, gunfight ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa, south america, mexico, italy
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10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drug cartel, beauty pageant, audition, follow your dream, sex, gangster, hopes, physical appearance, mexican gang, mexican drug cartel, father daughter relationship, nightclub ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
tijuana mexico, south america, latin america, mexico
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14K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and ...
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, humorous, semi serious, cynical ...
Plot:
drug cartel, drug dealing, politics, u.s. mexico border, organized crime, gangster, gang war, temptation, social relations, mexican drug cartel, mafia, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
mexico, south america, latin america
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286K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug addiction, drug lord, drug dealing, drug abuse, drug, drug traffic, drug cartel, rise and fall, drug use, friendship, addiction, gangster ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, 80s, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
latin america, california, south america, usa, colombia ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style:
political, clever, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journalism, reporter, journalist, conspiracy, u.s. government, investigative journalism, politics, drug smuggling, investigative reporter, media manipulation, media, cia ...
Time:
80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, california, los angeles, nicaragua, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hospital with the Cartel on his tail.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
thug, amnesiac, amnesia, gangster, hospital, crime scene, race against time, memory loss, trap, deathtrap, memory lapse, vigilante ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, arizona
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set on the border, where Mexico becomes the crucible and the fearsome gangs of today’s Mexican countryside, the gauntlet, to freedom. The stories of a girl living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and two teen gang members, for whom ...
Style:
road movie, serious, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gang, immigrant, u.s. mexico border, street gang, juvenile delinquency, gang member, social problems, family reunited, mexican drug cartel, illegal immigrant, rape, death ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico, south america, central america, mexico city ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
Style:
harsh, stylized, suspense, road movie, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, father daughter relationship, gunfight, ex convict, redemption, on the run, teenage girl, road trip, race against time, chase, violence, desert ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 80s
Place:
california, new mexico, santa monica california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Juan de los Santos, a former undercover cop from Paraguay, once ready to take down the biggest drug cartel in Latin America, has lost everything; his wife and kids brutally murdered on a cold dark night and with them, his will to live. Juan, himself ...
Style:
crime thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug cartel, amnesia, stoned, organized crime, revenge, human trafficking, bereavement, undercover police officer, loss of wife, cartel, drug abuse, amnesiac ...
Place:
latin america, paraguay
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", ...
Style:
cult classic, intense, entertaining, bad ending, serious ...
Plot:
gang, street gang, prison gang, drug abuse, prison, gangster, destiny, male nudity, jail, ghetto, violence spree, drug addiction ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, ecuador, south america, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Detective Axel Foley is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter Jane’s life is threatened, she and Foley team up with a new partner and old pals Billy Rosewood and John Taggart to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.
Style:
detective, dark comedy, buddy comedy, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, police officer, investigation, police, corrupt cop, rescue, female lawyer, shootout, conspiracy, intimidation, father daughter estrangement, tough guy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, detroit, north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.
Style:
road movie, thrilling, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
desert, road trip, murder, struggle for survival, killing, threat to kill, travel, survival, threat, stranded in the desert, mexican drug cartel, cop ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, perverse, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cartel, terrorist, drug cartel, black ops, cia agent, cia, organized crime, u.s. mexico border, warrior, deception, top secret, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, south america, kansas city, sonora, mexico ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
La vida ha llevado a Julián Pérez por caminos equivocados, pero el destino le presentará a este hombre la oportunidad de encontrar su redención cuando es enviado a la misión más peligrosa y noble de toda su vida, una misión ordenada por la ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, rescue, danger, obsessive quest, dark humor, escapades, heroism, mission, unlikely hero, friendship, mexican cartel, mafia ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
iraq, latin america, middle east, mexico, turkey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
Style:
road movie, humorous, captivating, light, existential ...
Plot:
coming of age, brother brother relationship, on the road, friendship, family relations, disorder, youth, escapades, little boy, phd, migrant, mexican cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, mexico city
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves - their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and ...
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, noir, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
undercover, organized crime, dea, heist, drug trade, cat and mouse, cartel, informant, betrayal, double life, family drama, law enforcement ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, el paso texas
Is relevant?
206K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style:
cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, president, political conspiracy, terrorist, terrorist plot, secret service, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, bodyguard, twists and turns, assassination attempt ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue, betrayal, chase, on the run, faked death, drug dealing, vengeance, drug trade, dishonesty, danger, criminal heroes, corrupt law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, latin america, usa, san diego california, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A U.S. senator's daughter and friend go to Mexico to save her kidnapped girlfriend from terrorists.
Style:
tension, suspense, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female nudity, attempted rape, female protagonist, mexican cartel, rescue mission, kidnapping, hostage rescue, border crossing, senator, revenge, friendship, risk ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
latin america, south america
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Genre: Action
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Convict is recruited from a chain gang to help capture a Mexican drug lord.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, nudity, violent content, tough heroes, good versus evil, criminal's revenge, vengeance, violence spree, drug dealing, law enforcement, heroes, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, arizona
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524K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the ...
Style:
funny, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, assassin, hitman, mission, tough guy, runaway train, luck, revenge, husband and wife, crew, assignment, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, bolivia, tokyo, asia, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He ...
Style:
suspense, road movie, perverse, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
u.s. mexico border, murder, desert, mafia, drug cartel, boy, life is a bitch, sheriff, border, old man, border patrol, ranch ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, mexico, columbus ohio, arizona ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, spectacular ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
motorcycle gang, street gang, latinos, organized crime, motorcycle, drug traffic, gang war, power struggle, threat, lifestyle, outlaw, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
southern california, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, vigilante, revenge, drug cartel, justice, vigilantism, drug, lone hero, brutality, hitman, partner, gang ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
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