Facing El Chapo is a Mexican drama film directed by Chava Cartas from a screenplay co-written by Bernardo Esquinca and Héctor de Mauleón. Based on true events, the 2026 film is set in 2016 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. It follows police officers Carmona and Rosales as they stop a car during a night patrol for a routine check, only to discover that one passenger is the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Facing El Chapo stars Alfonso Herrera, Noé Hernández, Héctor Kotsifakis, and Juan Pablo Cruz GarcÃa. So, if you loved the thrilling story, intense drama, and compelling characters in Facing El Chapo, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Sicario (HBO Max)
Sicario is an action thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. The 2015 film follows Kate Macer, a principled FBI Special Agent who is recruited into a joint task force to stop a Mexican drug cartel, but she soon discovers that the methods employed by her colleagues are less than savory. Sicario stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Daniel Kaluuya.
Traffic (Rent on Prime Video)
Traffic is a crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Stephen Gaghan. Based on the 1989 British TV series Traffik, the 2000 film revolves around a conservative judge who discovers his daughter is an addict, a woman trying to protect her drug-dealing husband from the law, and two DEA officers trying to protect an informant. Traffic stars Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Triple 9 (The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Tubi, & Rent on Prime Video)
Triple 9 is a heist action thriller film directed by John Hillcoat from a screenplay by Matt Cook. The 2016 film revolves around a group of criminals who find themselves in a deadly situation after they are forced by a Russian gangster’s wife to steal documents that would help convict her husband. Triple 9 stars Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Clifton Collins Jr., Norman Reedus, Gal Gadot, Woody Harrelson, and Kate Winslet.
The Infiltrator (Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Plex, & Xumo Play)
The Infiltrator is a biographical crime drama thriller film directed by Brad Furman from a screenplay by Ellen Brown Furman. Based on Robert Mazur’s 2009 biography of the same name, the 2016 film is set in the 1980s, and it follows U.S. Customs Service Special Agent Robert Mazur as he goes undercover as a corrupt businessman to stop a money-laundering organization working for Pablo Escobar. The Infiltrator stars Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, and Amy Ryan.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (Starz & Rent on Prime Video)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado is an action crime thriller film directed by Stefano Sollima from a screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. The 2018 sequel film revolves around CIA operatives as they plan to kidnap the daughter of a drug kingpin to take down drug cartels, but things go horribly wrong when they try to get into Mexico. Sicario: Day of the Soldado stars Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Merced, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener.
End of Watch (Prime Video)
End of Watch is an action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. The 2012 film is set in South Central Los Angeles, and it follows the day-to-day lives of two LAPD officers as they struggle to find balance between their work and personal lives, but their dealings with a certain gang make things even more complicated. End of Watch stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo, and David Harbour.
American Made (Rent on Prime Video)
American Made is a crime comedy film directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay by Gary Spinelli. Inspired by true events, the 2017 film is set in the 1980s, and it follows former TWA pilot Barry Seal as he begins running drugs for the Medellin Cartel, but when he is caught, he becomes a secret informant for the DEA. American Made stars Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen, Jesse Plemons, and Caleb Landry Jones.