Movies and TvShows featuring "mexico-california-border" theme.

A surgeon gets involved with a troubled woman named Petulia, leading to a doomed romance. The story is told in flashbacks, revealing the unraveling of their relationship and the dark secrets they both hold. Set amidst the backdrop of San Francisco in the 1960s, the film explores themes of domestic abuse, self-denial, and social commentary.

In Heat Lightning, a woman in the American Southwest faces isolation and danger after a botched robbery. She must navigate the desert landscape and confront her past while trying to protect herself and her loved ones.

In Local Boys, a group of young boys from California go on a road trip to Baja, Mexico, in search of the perfect surf. Along the way, they learn about friendship, loss, and self-discovery.

"Mitch" Mitchell is an aviator who has been hired to take a child in a guardianship suit out of California into Mexico. He is accompanied by Maxine Rush, the secretary of the head of a private-detective agency who has been hired to care for the kid until the suit is over. (Overview written by Les Adams )

Charming, blithely amoral devil-may-care rogue Jesse Smith and peaceful, devout straight-arrow Mormon Lester O'Hara are estranged half brothers who are reunited after receiving a sizable inheritance from their deceased mother. The wildly contrasting mismatched duo get into all sorts of trouble while trying to claim said inheritance. Written by Woodyanders

A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

Santitos is a heartwarming comedy-drama that follows the story of a young woman who embarks on a journey across the Mexico-California border in search of her daughter. Along the way, she experiences the challenges and adventures of being an illegal immigrant, from crossing the border to navigating the streets of Los Angeles. As she tries to reunite with her daughter, she finds herself caught up in a world of brothels and voyeurism. This heartfelt film explores the themes of family, immigration, and the pursuit of happiness.

Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing to lose. Gruber intends to get his robbery loot, which his father, Curly, has successfully hidden from the law. After commandeering a plane, they double-cross Graham, who assembles his gang to get revenge - and Gruber's loot. Meanwhile, Gilbert falls in love with Robbie, his ex-wife’s sister. Through Robbie’s influence, Gilbert decides to go straight, but his cohorts aren’t quite so willing to reform.

An investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in smuggling Asians into the U.S.

On the Border is a 1930 movie set on the Mexico-California border, where a border patrolman and his loyal German Shepherd work together to thwart a gang leader's smuggling operation. The movie showcases the challenges faced by the patrolman, including deception, human smuggling, and gunfire. Along the way, they encounter a damsel in distress, a hacienda, and various dangerous situations. Rin Tin Tin, the famous German Shepherd from the silent era, plays a key role in the film, demonstrating his heroism and intelligence.

Every man remembers how hard it is being 15 years old: Your voice is cracking, your hormones are raging, school is boring, the girl you love is a young prostitute who won't go out with you because you don't have enough cash, so you start smuggling drugs across the border in order to save enough money to buy a rooster so you can enter a cockfight and win her love. It's a tale as old as time itself. Tijuana Makes Me Happy, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Slamdance Film Festival, is both a charming coming-of-age story and a celebration of the most infamous of all Mexican border towns.