Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 27, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Close to the Border

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

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#1
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

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

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#2
Elevation

Elevation

2024★ 6.4

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

Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-savin...

#3
A

A

2017★ 6.2

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

A young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album....

#4
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020★ 8.2

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

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards t...

#5
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue

Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue

2022★ 7.7

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

In the final Huevos adventure, Toto and his family will have to travel to the South Pole to fulfill their promise to return a polar bear and some Spanish penguins to their home. In...

#6
Queer

Queer

2024★ 6.6

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

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton,...