Movies like Borderline
If Borderline's mix of drug smuggling, drug trafficking and usa–mexico border stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Borderline's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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No Country for Old Men
2007 · Directed by Joel Coen · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: drug trafficking, usa–mexico border, mexican cartel · Also crime and thriller
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.
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Double Indemnity
1944 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 107 min8.1
Why you'll like itWith Fred MacMurray · Shares: film noir · Also crime and thriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
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The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Directed by Charles Laughton · 93 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1950s)
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Directed by John Huston · 113 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1950s)
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Pickup on South Street
1953 · Directed by Samuel Fuller · 80 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (1950s)
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet.
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Brute Force
1947 · Directed by Jules Dassin · 98 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
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Ministry of Fear
1944 · Directed by Fritz Lang · 86 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and thriller
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and…
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Killer's Kiss
1955 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 68 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also thriller and crime · From the same decade (1950s)
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria.
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Directed by Brad Bird · 133 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: infiltration, undercover operation
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States.