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 Borderline violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Borderline easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Borderline end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

Borderline

Name: Borderline
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner, Kenneth McMillan

Somewhere along a thousand miles of barbed wire border, the American dream has become a nightmare.

Directed by Jerrold Freedman

Produced by ITC Entertainment, Marble Arch Productions

1980104 min6.1 / 10

A gritty crime thriller about a border patrol officer seeking vengeance for his murdered partner, caught between institutional indifference and the brutal realities of smuggling operations.

Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Mob Double Crosses Roads and Railways

Genres

Action Crime Drama

Keywords

Illegal Immigration Border Patrol Human Trafficking Usa–mexico Border Border Crossing

Questions people ask

Is Borderline scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Borderline violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Borderline sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Borderline easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Borderline end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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