Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story List

• Narcos - Explores the life of drug kingpins and their interactions with law enforcement.
• El Chapo - Follows the life of notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.
• Queen of the South - Tells the story of a woman who rises to power in the drug trade.
• The Infiltrator - Based on a true story about an undercover U.S. Customs official infiltrating a drug cartel.
• American Drug War: The Last White Hope - A documentary examining the War on Drugs and its impact on American society.
• Traffic - A multi-narrative story about drug trafficking and its social impact.
• Sicario - Follows an FBI agent as she gets involved in the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Blow - Based on the life of drug dealer George Jung and his rise in the drug trade.
• Cocaine Cowboys - A documentary chronicling the cocaine epidemic in Miami during the 1980s.
• Narc - A gritty crime thriller about narcotics officers and their personal struggles.
• El Patrón del Mal - A dramatization of the life of Pablo Escobar and the drug trade in Colombia.
• Undercover in the Jungle - A real-life story of undercover agents infiltrating drug organizations.
• Blood In, Blood Out - Deals with gang culture, crime, and the impact of drugs on communities.
• Weeds - Follows a suburban mother who turns to selling marijuana to support her family.
• The Wire - Explores the drug trade in Baltimore through the eyes of both law enforcement and drug dealers.
• Scarface - Classic crime film that chronicles the rise and fall of a drug kingpin.
• Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift - Involves underground crime and drug trade in the fast-paced street racing culture.
• The Godfather - Classic crime drama exploring organized crime, which often involves drugs.
• Seinfeld - One of the episodes involves a fictionalized drug-related legal issue.
• Ozark - A financial planner gets involved in money laundering for a drug cartel.
• Breaking Bad - Follows a teacher turned meth manufacturer as he descends into the criminal world.
• Gomorrah - Explores organized crime and drug trafficking in Naples, Italy.
• Sons of Anarchy - A motorcycle club's involvement in illegal enterprises, including drug trade.
• The Fast and the Furious - Involves illegal street racing intertwined with drug trafficking.
• Daredevil - Involves themes of crime and drugs in the backdrop of superhero vigilante justice.
• Empire - Follows a family that builds a music empire while dealing with illegal enterprises, including drugs.
• A History of Violence - Explores themes of crime and the consequences of violence, including drug-related issues.
• The Bridge - Examines the drug issues along the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Better Call Saul - A prequel to Breaking Bad that explores the legal ramifications of the drug trade.
• The Sopranos - Explores organized crime's involvement in various illegal activities, including drug trafficking.
• Snowfall - Set during the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles.
• Donnie Brasco - An undercover cop infiltrates the mafia, touching upon drug dealings.
• Coyote - Focuses on a former police officer who assists undocumented migrants, touching on drug movements.
• American Gangster - Based on the true story of heroin dealer Frank Lucas in the 1970s drug underworld.
• The Man Who Knew Too Much - Involves plots of crime and international intrigue, touching on drug trafficking.
• In the Fire - Deals with crime and has themes of drug-related issues.
• Blow the Man Down - A dark comedy about crime in a small coastal town, involving illegal activities including drugs.
• The Outsider - Centering on investigations that lead into the criminal underbelly, including drugs.
• The Blacklist - A criminal mastermind works with the FBI, often dealing with drug cartels.
• Bad Boys - Follows two narcotics cops as they take down drug dealers.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Often intersects with drug-related crimes in its storylines.
• Pineapple Express - A stoner comedy that involves drug dealers and criminal elements.