Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Close to the Border

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

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#1
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

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

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to el...

#2
Out in the Open

Out in the Open

2019★ 6.6

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

A boy escaped from home, listening, crouched in the depths of his hiding place, the cries of the men who seek him. When the game passes, what remains before him is an infinite and ...

#3
The Miracle of Marcelino

The Miracle of Marcelino

1955★ 7.3

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

Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend ...

#4
Our Time

Our Time

2018★ 6.6

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

A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the be...

#5
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

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

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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