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10 Best Movies Like The Border

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

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#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004★ 6.8

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

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested ...

#3
Back to School

Back to School

1986★ 6.3

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

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton strugg...

#4
RoboCop

RoboCop

1987★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Border for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicat...

#5
Headhunters

Headhunters

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Border for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary....

#6
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...