20 movies like The Border, ordered by similarity : The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit(1956), The Arroyo(2014), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005), Side Street(1950), Shagird(2011), Executive Suite(1954), Counsellor-at-Law(1933), From the Life of the Marionettes(1980), The Insider(1999), The Crowd(1928), This Is Congo(2017), Glengarry Glen Ross(1992) ...
Drama
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Harvey Keitel Valerie Perrine Warren Oates Elpidia Carrillo Shannon Wilcox Manuel Viescas Jeff Morris Mike Gomez Dirk Blocker Lonny Chapman
border patrol officer wife partner illegal alien baby corrupt cop dark disturbing border texas family home office countryside corruption smuggling drug trafficking theft ambition morality transformation
A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Drama
USA
1956
153 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jennifer Jones Fredric March Marisa Pavan Ann Harding Lee J. Cobb Keenan Wynn Gene Lockhart Gigi Perreau Portland Mason Arthur O'Connell
pr person executive wife ex-lover friend boss dark emotional new york city suburbia office family home battlefield italy ambition family business post-traumatic stress disorder secret world war ii
An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.
Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Kenny Maines David Armendariz Nicole Sadler Elijah Montez Junior Vazquez Christy Morris Hans Obma Tim Ybarra
texas ranger brutal chilling confident crafty dark disheartening fiery gripping intense patriotic wild american south mexican-american border mexico drug trafficking american south american latino culture america border control
A landowner in southern Arizona, tired of seeing drug smugglers cross the border through his property, decides to fight back.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
France|Mexico|USA
2005
121 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Barry Pepper Julio Cesar Cedillo Dwight Yoakam January Jones Melissa Leo Levon Helm Mel Rodriguez Cecilia Suárez Ignacio Guadalupe Vanessa Bauche
rancher border patrol officer sheriff waitress wife ranch hand brooding dark emotional outlandish texas ranch mexico diner illegal immigration accidental death friendship kidnapping journey quest
Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Farley Granger Cathy O'Donnell James Craig Paul Kelly Edmon Ryan Paul Harvey Jean Hagen Charles McGraw Edwin Max Adele Jergens Harry Bellaver
mail carrier pregnant wife bartender attorney henchman police officer dark tense rousing new york city office family home hospital bar theft organized crime chase extortion regret pursuit
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer - with catastrophic consequences.
Crime, Drama, Action
India
2011
128 Minutes
Nana Patekar Mohit Ahlawat Rimi Sen Anurag Kashyap Zakir Hussain
inspector police officer wife son journalist media personality intense gripping powerful inspiring profound india city police station house corruption corrupt police fighting corruption bribery political corruption
A rookie cop questions the tactics of his superior, and attempts to track the abductors of his girlfriend.
Drama
USA
1954
104 Minutes
William Holden June Allyson Barbara Stanwyck Fredric March Walter Pidgeon Shelley Winters Paul Douglas Louis Calhern Dean Jagger Nina Foch Tim Considine
businessperson engineer secretary wife confident dark new york city office apartment business deception corporate espionage corruption rivalry quest 1950s
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Drama
1980
103 Minutes
Robert Atzorn Christine Buchegger Martin Benrath Rita Russek Lola Muethel Walter Schmiedinger Heinz Bennent Toni Berger
husband wife love interest prostitute police officer murderer dark disturbing munich brothel police station jail family home germany marriage adultery crime mental breakdown murder family dysfunction
A businessman (Robert Atzorn) wants to kill his wife (Christine Buchegger) but instead ravishes and kills a prostitute.
Drama
USA
1999
157 Minutes
Al Pacino Russell Crowe Christopher Plummer Diane Venora Philip Baker Hall Lindsay Crouse Debi Mazar Stephen Tobolowsky Colm Feore Bruce McGill Gina Gershon
television producer scientist lawyer executive wife thrilling powerful dark office household courtroom kentucky mississippi new york city big business news deception tobacco family quest
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Drama
USA
1928
104 Minutes
Eleanor Boardman James Murray Bert Roach Estelle Clark Daniel G. Tomlinson Dell Henderson Lucy Beaumont Freddie Burke Frederick Alice Mildred Puter
employee wife mother-in-law father-in-law son daughter endearing touching new york city family home office meaning of life family love growing up transformation 1920s
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Al Pacino Jack Lemmon Alec Baldwin Ed Harris Alan Arkin Kevin Spacey Jonathan Pryce Bruce Altman Jude Ciccolella Paul Butler
salesman manager client motivational speaker bleak dark disheartening new york city office business family money ambition real estate wretched excess fall revenge 1980s
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1996
97 Minutes
Frances McDormand Steve Buscemi William H. Macy Peter Stormare Harve Presnell John Carroll Lynch Kristin Rudrüd Steve Reevis Stephen Park
salesman wife wealthy man thug police officer quirky witty dark minnesota car motel kidnapping deception money violence crime corruption quest rescue 1980s
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico
2007
122 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Ethan Coen Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Woody Harrelson Kelly Macdonald Garret Dillahunt Tess Harper Barry Corbin Stephen Root Rodger Boyce
hunter serial killer sheriff wife veteran chilling dark creepy texas countryside motel police station gas station murder drug trafficking assassination investigation pursuit mystery 1980s
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Comedy, Drama
1963
131 Minutes
Anil Chatterjee Madhabi Mukherjee Jaya Bhaduri Haren Chatterjee Sefalika Devi Prasenjit Sarkar Haradhan Bannerjee Vicky Redwood
wife husband friend boss father-in-law sister-in-law confident emotional family home calcutta, india office family tradition feminism marriage transformation 1950s
An Indian woman (Madhabi Mukherjee) becomes the breadwinner when her husband (Anil Chatterjee) loses his banking job.
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Matt Boren Ken Jacobs Flo Jacobs Dana Varon Richard Edson Piero Arcilesi Eleanor Hutchins
businessman son father mother wife brother charming sad profound new york city office family home bedroom kitchen los angeles aging nostalgia childhood responsibility family
A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft.
Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Dickie Gemma Whelan Alice Lowe Kayvan Novak Tom Davis Dan Renton Skinner Eileen Davies Mike Wozniak Tom Meeten Marc Bessant
pregnant woman serial killer midwife dj baby murder victim dark shocking amusing witty disturbing gory england pregnancy serial murders humor fear vengeance unexpected death discovery
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Gloria Blondell Dick Purcell Sheila Bromley Addison Richards Hugh O'Connell Janet Shaw Elliott Sullivan Anderson Lawlor Spec O'Donnell Kenneth Harlan
investigator wife corrupt businessman cigarette girl gangster boss dark tense los angeles family home office hideout store scam corruption marriage greed divorce vengeance transformation
An insurance adjustor tangles with a big insurance-fraud gang.
Biography, Drama
USA
2014
120 Minutes
John Cusack Paul Dano Elizabeth Banks Paul Giamatti Jake Abel Bill Camp Joanna Going Dee Wallace Kenny Wormald Erin Darke Brett Davern
brian wilson pet therapist saleswoman musician engaging bleak inspiring mind office recording studio home life the band success darkness therapy the beach boys transformation love
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1995
115 Minutes
Denzel Washington Gene Hackman George Dzundza Viggo Mortensen James Gandolfini Matt Craven Lillo Brancato Jr. Rocky Carroll Danny Nucci Steve Zahn Rick Schroder
captain lieutenant commander officer sailor executive officer submarine officer tense thrilling gripping submarine russia washington, d.c. command center government offices nuclear weapons seafaring mutiny leadership war anger
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.