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10 Best Movies Like Bordertown

If you loved Bordertown, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
El Cantante

El Cantante

2006★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002....

#2
Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

1999★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff....

#3
Snakehead

Snakehead

2021★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her survival instincts help her gain...

#4
Le Voyage aux Pyrénées

Le Voyage aux Pyrénées

2008★ 3.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Getting away from it all causes more problems than it solves in this comedy from the French writing-directing team of Jean-Marie Larrieu and Arnaud Larrieu. Alexandre Darou (Jean-P...

#5
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud

Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud

2003★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"Let's Get Loud" was Jennifer Lopez's NBC Special, which premiered on November 20, 2002 and was recorded over 2 nights in Puerto Rico in the fall of 2001. It was Jennifer's first-e...

#6
The Matador

The Matador

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bordertown for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who...