Is Border Incident scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Border Incident sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Border Incident violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Border Incident end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Border Incident easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Border Incident

Name: Border Incident
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1949
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell, Arnold Moss

The Shame of Two Nations!

Directed by Anthony Mann

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

194994 min6.9 / 10

A noir-inflected crime thriller about two agents infiltrating a human smuggling ring, grappling with exploitation and institutional corruption across the U.S.-Mexico border.

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Crime and Corruption Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

California Smuggling (contraband)Illegal Immigration Film Noir Undocumented Immigrant Quicksand Federal Agent

Questions people ask

Is Border Incident scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Border Incident sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Border Incident violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Border Incident end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Border Incident easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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