Transpecos

Transpecos

The border is a shifting line.

Directed by Greg Kwedar

Produced by Marfa Peach Company, 8750 Films

201686 min5.6 / 10

A tense, paranoid thriller about institutional betrayal in which border patrol agents discover corruption within their own ranks during a single, deadly day in the desert.

For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of one car reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours may cost them their lives.

Questions people ask

  • Is Transpecos scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Transpecos end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Transpecos easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Transpecos violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Transpecos sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Transpecos

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Transpecos

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Transpecos, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Transpecos, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Transpecos, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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