Cartel Land (2015)

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.

Genres: Drama, Documentary

What to watch after Cartel Land

• Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) — Same feel: dark, critical
• Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021) — Same subject: drugs
• The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) — Two steps away in the credits
• How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012) — Same subject: cocaine
• Dirty Wars (2013)
• The Perfect Neighbor (2025) — Two steps away in the credits