
Borderland
Taste attributes: crimehorrorthrillerdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"The Devil's Playground is Just Around The Corner"
Boxlist takeA morally murky, serious horror film: fantastical and fresh. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.3 /10
TMDB · 149 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Zev Berman
Cast
- Brian Presley
- Rider Strong
- Jake Muxworthy
- Sean Astin
- Beto Cuevas
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- EFO Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











