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Border

Seen it?

2018 | 110 min | Fantasy, Drama, Crime

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and fantasy fans. If you loved The Green Mile or Cape Fear, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Also nominated for 1 Oscar. Plus 7 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 105K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ali Abbasi

  • Eva MelanderTina
  • Eero MilonoffVore
  • Jörgen ThorssonRoland
  • Ann PetrénAgneta
  • Sten LjunggrenTina's Father
  • Kjell WilhelmsenDaniel
  • Rakel WärmländerTherese
  • Andreas KundlerRobert
  • Matti BoustedtTomas
  • Tomas ÅhnstrandStefan