Border, The

Border, The

1982

Charlie Smith (Jack Nicholson) barely scrapes by on his low salary, but his hectoring wife, Marcy (Valerie Perrine), is anxious to move up in the world, so he takes a new position as a border patrol agent alongside the hair-trigger Cat (Harvey Keitel). Soon, Charlie is a reluctant party to Cat's smuggling and other petty criminal actions, but when the corrupt agent sets his avaricious sights on a poor illegal immigrant (Elpidia Carrillo) and her newborn baby, Charlie's moral code returns.

At the edge of risk ... On the other side of reason

JBscale
63
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 48 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 12, 1982
US Box Office
$6,118,683 (#4736 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
June 18, 2019
Acquired Date
March 10, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Valerie Perrine
Valerie Perrine
Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Elpidia Carrillo
Elpidia Carrillo
Shannon Wilcox
Shannon Wilcox
Manuel Viescas
Manuel Viescas
Jeff Morris
Jeff Morris
Mike Gomez
Mike Gomez
Dirk Blocker
Dirk Blocker
Lonny Chapman
Lonny Chapman

Directors

Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson

Producers

Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Writers

Deric Washburn
Deric Washburn
Walon Green
Walon Green
David Freeman
David Freeman

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
65%
Tomatometer
26 votes
RT Stale
52%
Popcornmeter
74 votes
METASCORE
66
11 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
7,268 votes

Additional Info

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