The Border

Name: The Border
Genre: Horror, Action
Released: 2015-01-15

You will never recover from what lies beyond THE BORDER.

HorrorAction

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65%

Tomatometer

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51%

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Storyline

Former black ops agent Jack Barrabas is forced out of retirement to find a Senator's granddaughter somewhere near the Mexico border. His search leads to a mysterious door and what he finds beyond The Border will forever change the world.

Details

DirectorSpencer Gray

ReleasedJan 15, 2015

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“It makes frustratingly facile work of its thorny premise, but Jack Nicholson's gritty lead performance keeps The Border worth watching.”

65% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Michael Maza

RTArizona RepublicAug 6, 2021

The Border splashes around in the shallows on both sides of the Rio Grande, never more than ankle-deep in the problems or drama of illegal immigration.

Jack Mathews

RTDetroit Free PressAug 6, 2021

Jack Nicholson gives his best starring performance since "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as a soul-searching U.S. border patrolman...

Gene Siskel

RTChicago TribuneAug 6, 2021

Nicholson's best leading role since he won the Oscar for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" six years ago.

George Williams

RTSacramento BeeAug 6, 2021

Jack Nicholson gives his most satisfying performance in years, perhaps since "Five Easy Pieces," in "The Border," directed by Tony Richardson.