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Borderline

1980 · 104 min

A grim, methodical crime drama that follows a determined investigator through a tense borderland of exploitation and violence.

Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Tagline
Somewhere along a thousand miles of barbed wire border, the American dream has become a nightmare.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • corruption
  • grief
  • immigration
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Written by
Jerrold Freedman, Steve Kline
Starring
Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Harris, Karmin Murcelo, Enrique Castillo
Music
Gil Mellé
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America, Mexico
Languages
English, Spanish

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