If you loved The Two Jakes, try The Border

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Two Jakes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Border is

You work the Texas border, skimming off the trafficking action. But a desperate mother crosses your path, selling her child. The game changes. Richardson lenses the moral tightrope of men in uniform. The film lingers in the dust.

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