Films about border guards

Films about border guards
List of the best films about border guards according to visitors: Marfa Girl, Antebellum, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 23, Children of Men, 24 Hours to Live, A Quiet Outpost, Get the Gringo, An American Rhapsody, Babel.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 5.2
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:45
CharactersTeens, Girlfriends
PlotPassion
PlaceTexas, USA, Small cities
StyleSoulful, Heavy, Explicit scenes, Depressive, Serious

A disaffected Texas teen spends his 16th birthday getting high, hanging out and having casual sex.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
PlotSlavery, Supernatural, Justice, Freedom
StyleHeavy, Tense, Serious, Disturbing

Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
CharactersAmazons, Surgeons

14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama
CountryGermany
CharactersHackers, Spy
PlotOn real events, KGB
TimeCold War

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
Duration01:44
CharactersPregnant, Hippies
PlotSurvival, Apocalypse, End of the world, Death, Saving the World
TimeFuture
StyleDystopian, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Depressive

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, fantasy
CountrySouth Africa, China, USA
Duration02:23
CharactersSnipers, Killers, Police, Tough guys, Warriors
PlotSkirmishes, Revenge, Death, Conspiracies
PlaceAircraft, Deserts, Hotels, USA
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Tense, Disturbing

An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, military
CountryRussia
Duration01:29
CharactersMilitary, Soldier
PlotFriendship
StyleMakes me think, For men

On the edge of Dushanbe, in the Republic of Tajikistan, a quiet border checkpoint under Russian control is attacked by Afghans and Tajiks who want it under their control.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:36
CharactersThieves, Tough guys
PlotSkirmishes
PlacePrison, Mexico
StyleFor men

A career criminal (Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA, Hungary
Duration01:46
CharactersFamily
PlotFriendship
TimeCold War
StyleTo cry, Touching

A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States, must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama
CountryFrance, USA, Mexico, Morocco, Japan
Duration02:23
CharactersFamily, Students, Parents
PlotTravel, Wedding, Depression
PlaceJapan, Deserts, Mexico
StyleSoulful, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Makes me think

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, action, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersZombie, Tigers, Military
PlotRobbery, Survival, Apocalypse, Viruses
PlaceUSA
StyleSpectacular

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:02
CharactersHired assassins, Partners
PlotRobbery, Bank robbery, Chase, Rivalry
PlacePrison, Texas, Mexico
StyleExciting, Tense, For men, Disturbing

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, adventure, western, crime, detective
CountryFrance, Mexico, USA
Duration02:01
CharactersPoets, Partners
PlotTravel, Revenge, Friendship, Revolution, Justice
PlaceRussia, USSR, Deserts, Texas, Mexico
StyleTwisted plot, Atmospheric, Heavy, Makes me think, Serious

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
CountryUSA
Duration01:43
CharactersHeroes, Military, Priests
PlotWar, Martial Arts, Revenge, Death, Chase
PlaceVietnam, Asia
StyleExciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing

When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. Armed with the latest high-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and ends up battling his way out with several dozen abused Amerasian children in tow! Struggling to keep them alive while outmaneuvering a sadistic Vietnamese officer, Braddock ignites the jungle in a blazing cross-country race for freedom.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Mexico, Spain
CharactersLosers
PlotPolitical, Adoption
StyleFancy, Makes me think

One morning, California wakes up to find that one-third of its population -- the Hispanic third -- has disappeared. A strange pink fog envelops the state, and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off. The economic, political and social implications of this disaster threaten California's way of life, and for a group of disparate people (all white, except for one Latina), the cracks in their private lives are forced wide open.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersLesbians
PlotPassion, First love
PlaceAfghanistan, Small cities
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating

A young woman in the Army must make tough decisions when her love for an older woman causes her to question just where she is going. Adapted from Deb Shoval's 2011 short film of the same name.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
PlotPolitical
PlaceEngland, New York
StyleRomantic, Fancy

A tiny European country which for years has survived financially only through evading its bills and smuggling is finally facing bankruptcy, when a rich American agrees to save the place by buying it. But before, the deal is closed, he dies. His nearest relative and heir turns out to be a young woman with high ethical and democratic standards, but no experience with money, or affairs of state, or Europe. A charming young English visitor helps her to muddle through. Comedy and romance follow.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller
CountryGermany, Spain, USA
Duration02:02
CharactersDogs, Teens, Snipers, Mafia, Gangsters
PlotLove, War, Survival, Robbery, Revenge
PlaceEngland, Party, Mansions
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Tense, Disturbing

An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction
CountryUSA
Duration01:31
CharactersMafia, Police, Family
PlotLove, Revenge, Money, Weapon
PlaceUSA
StyleExciting, Disturbing

Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son Owen falls ill, Kane finds his only option is to turn to Daniel Morgan (William Atherton), the local kingpin of the criminal underworld. Morgan offers to help Kane's family, but double-crosses him. When Morgan tries killing Kane by employing a dirty cop, Jace Olsen (Ethan Embry), Kane escapes from prison to seek his revenge and save his son. With the FBI (William Devane) and Police (Embry) on his tail, Kane must utilize all his deadly skills to save his family and himself.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrehorror, comedy, music
CountryCanada
Duration01:31
CharactersVampire, Friends, Artists
PlotMusic, Supernatural, Pursuit, Chase
StyleFancy, Black humor

The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they tour across Canada and the USA after Jennifer is turned into a vampire by Queeny. Meanwhile, a vampire hunter who is afraid of the dark named Eddie Van Helsing quickly chases them down.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIsrael, Belgium, France, Spain
CharactersTerrorists, Friends
PlotWar, Survival, Money, Friendship, Breakup
PlaceVillage, Israel
StyleGloomy, Makes me think, Serious

Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large of sum of money.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama, crime, military, biography
CountryUSA, Cambodia, Romania
Duration02:11
CharactersFamily, Military, Scammers, FBI, Friends
PlotLove, On real events, Robbery, Cars, Relationship
PlaceAfghanistan, Aircraft, Iraq, USA, Office
TimeNew Year
StyleUnexpected ending, Tense

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:48
CharactersVampire, Gangsters, Brothers
PlotSurvival, The escape, Hostage
PlaceMexico
TimeNight
StyleFor men

Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryGermany
Duration02:47
PlotPolitical
PlaceGermany, Berlin
StyleAction, Disturbing

Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
Duration01:53
PlaceTexas
StyleBy books, Heavy, Smart

Inspired by author Eric Schlosser's New York Times best-seller of the same name, director Richard Linklater's ensemble drama examines the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food and features an all-star cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke, Kris Kristofferson, Patricia Arquette, and Luis Guzman.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryGermany
Duration00:51
CharactersSpy, Military
PlotRivalry
PlaceGermany
TimeCold War
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious

A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old East Germany native is pulled from the world as he knows it and sent to the West as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service. Hiding in plain sight in the West German army, he must gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. Everything is new, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harboring secrets, both political and personal.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction
CountryRussia
Duration01:19
CharactersPirates, Military
PlotOn real events
PlaceSea, Ships
StyleAction, Tense, Touching, Disturbing

22 minutes got Russian marine to free a hijacked oil tanker far from shore.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountrySweden, Denmark
Duration01:45
CharactersTroll, Deer
PlotSupernatural
PlaceForest, Cemetery, Sweden
StylePsychological problems, By books, Philosophical, Heavy, Depressive

When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, drama, military
CountrySweden
Duration02:01
CharactersSnipers, Military, Soldier
PlotWar, Border, Snow, Missing people
PlaceForest, Sweden
TimeWorld War II, Winter
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious

December 1942. Two young soldiers leave their posts at checkpoint 83 in North Värmland, Sweden and make their way through the ice cold winter night towards the Nazi-occupied Norwegian border. Sweden stands on the brink of invasion and they want to see the enemy everybody's talking about. But the adventure ends in disaster and soon thereafter Lieutenant Aron Stenström finds out that his brother Sven is one of the missing soldiers. With the odds stacked against him he is forced to go behind enemy lines on a secret rescue mission. Deep inside the Norwegian forests Aron realizes that a completely different kind of line must be crossed if they're to come out alive.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
CountryJapan
CharactersSerial killers, Spy, Criminals
PlotFight, Investigation, Border, Hypnosis, Lost memory
PlaceJapan, Hotels
StylePsychological problems, Action, By books, Atmospheric, Disturbing

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere...





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