
Movies that feel like Machete (2010)
If you loved Machete, the closest films we have are Planet Terror (2007), Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Expendables 2 (2012). All three share Machete's melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Starz and AMC and others, checked against today's data.
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If Machete hit the spot, these will too

Both are Robert Rodriguez's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Not nearly as witty as Machete

One thread runs through both: grief
The difference: Missing the momentum of Machete

Common ground: grief
The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Machete does

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Machete does

Both land melancholy and romance at once
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Robert Rodriguez working the same nerve twice

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Comedy with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Kinetic thriller, and it commits to that

Witty action in both cases

Thriller built on tension, twice over
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1980s show

Playful comedy, and it commits to that
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