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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Set in the tumultuous Border area of Arizona and Mexico, Frontera follows the events that take place after a former Arizona Sheriff's wife (Amy Madigan) is killed while riding on their Ranch property. It would appear a Mexican man (Michael Pena) crossing in to the US illegally is at fault. As former Sheriff (Ed Harris) and current Sherif...

Directed By: Michael Berry

Written By: Louis Moulinet, Michael Berry

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

Frontera

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
7.2
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Summary Set in the tumultuous Border area of Arizona and Mexico, Frontera follows the events that take place after a former Arizona Sheriff's wife (Amy Madigan) is killed while riding on their Ranch property. It would appear a Mexican man (Michael Pena) crossing in to the US illegally is at fault. As former Sheriff (Ed Harris) and current Sherif...

Directed By: Michael Berry

Written By: Louis Moulinet, Michael Berry

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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62% Mixed
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Sep 2, 2014
Berry isn't afraid to use melodrama as a tool to highlight injustice. It's his very un-flashiness that makes Frontera effective.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 5, 2014
A well-cast, well-made, well-acted drama that you will probably forget about soon after you’ve seen it.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW

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Analaura511
May 7, 2021
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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toliverjohn
Jan 3, 2015
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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63
Sep 1, 2014
By turns abrasive and stately, sermonic and impartial, plot-heavy and meandering, often within seconds of each other.
By David Lee Dallas FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 4, 2014
The modern, gritty Western Frontera takes a lot of the clichés and delicately upends them to tell a tale about undocumented immigrants.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 3, 2014
Ed Harris is a performer made for Westerns, and he’s perfectly utilized in debuting director Michael Berry’s middling if still very watchable modern-day oater as Roy.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 18, 2014
Before the hokey third act, there’s much to like about Michael Berry’s border-crossing drama Frontera.
By Andrew Lapin FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 3, 2014
The complexities of those people are diluted in a movie that’s not quite a functional ensemble but not intimate enough to qualify as a character study.
By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW
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analogkid280
Sep 15, 2014
A solid crime drama that strangely is not getting a wider release. A great cast really lifts this movie up. It also has some great semi-unknown actors such as Marilyn Rising that really bring heart into the story. It is a great movie that hopefully people will notice.
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Edeltraud
Nov 14, 2014
Frontera starts strong, good acting, characters and a compelling story. But somehow it deflated after the first 45 minutes or so. Possibly because, while it began with some surprises, it eventually became predictable and no one person or situation had enough juice to propel the viewer along. At least not for me. I wish I could give it a better rating, but in the end I barely finished watching it and ended up doing other stuff while it played - not a good sign.
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Production Company Ocean Blue Entertainment
Release Date Sep 5, 2014
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.facebook.com/FronteraFilm
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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