Borderland

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Borderland

R

2007

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

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Crime

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Ed (Brian Presley), Henry (Jake Muxworthy) and Phil (Rider Strong) are three American college graduates in search of wild times in Mexico. After a night of partying with two local women, Ed and Henry realize that Phil is missing. Joining forces with an ex-cop, their search for their friend leads them to a horrifying encounter with cultists who practice human sacrifice.

Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

1/5

Just a complete miss in all conceivable ways, from the story to the performances to the direction.

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R.L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

01/16/2011

7/10

Borderland teeters between a torture film and a spiritual thriller, but it also plays around with both genres in very intriguing ways.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

09/03/2008

2.5/4

...one can't help but admire any film that features a villain with a penchant for saying things like "I'll decorate my bedroom wall with your skin"...

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

07/09/2008

Borderland takes this libertarian view of paradise (no law, no government, just rich people doing what they want) and turns it on its head in a particularly brutal and ugly way, without expressing a political point of view in a heavy-handed way.

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Luke Y. Thompson

L.A. Weekly

11/18/2007

...ultimately descends into a brutal orgy of torture and mutilation that's harrowing to watch, because it's played completely real.

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

11/10/2007

3/4

An unnerving, ruthless, borderline-mesmerizing thriller.

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Stoner J.

@Stoner Mar 30

Borderland has always been a solid horror thriller, based on the very real Adolfo Constanzo and his sick crimes, in particular, Stong plays his Texan victim Kilroy. It’s sick, but a good recreation

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Sixty T

@RT36295882 03/13/2025

Thursday, March 13th, 2025 This is and has been going on for many, many years. A current story happening right now might pique your interest. Here's an in depth report. https://x.com/Oscarelblue/status/1900045580891742507?t=-jwen1dR0oM6W30fN0lJbg&s=19 There is finally in 2025, an offer from the US to aid Mexico in fighting this shared, insidious, criminal nightmare. Prayers to the families devastated by this horror. Love to you all

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Alex C

@RT82897175 02/06/2024

Overall quite slow, the acting was very good and the action was well done. I wouldn't compare it to 'hostel' for me it had a different feel.

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Emilliano Jr S

@emill_santos 09/29/2023

Its like a cheap, mexican version of Eli Roth's Hostel.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 04/16/2023

This is your classic "midnight movie." Loved it when I saw it on cable and went out and bought it. It has a very surreal feel and quality acting. Not a big budget but you can't tell because it is so well crafted. OK, maybe the end is a little cliche, but nothing else is. P.S. I was at UT when Mark Kilroy had this happen to him.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 02/20/2023

It's a grainy rendition based on a sadistic drug lord in Mexico that gets 3 college students stuck in his sights. Ritualistic in part and very bloody, it's kind of a mess of early 2000s cheap film.

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Synopsis

Ed (Brian Presley), Henry (Jake Muxworthy) and Phil (Rider Strong) are three American college graduates in search of wild times in Mexico. After a night of partying with two local women, Ed and Henry realize that Phil is missing. Joining forces with an ex-cop, their search for their friend leads them to a horrifying encounter with cultists who practice human sacrifice.

Director: Zev Berman
Producer: Lauren Vilchik, George Furla, Randall Emmett, Elisa Salinas
Screenwriter: Zev Berman, Eric Poppen
Production Co: Freedom Films, Emmett/Furla Films, Tonic Films LLC
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Grisly Violence/Torture)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $896.0K
Runtime: 1h 44m

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