Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Jury of One
The Idiot
Gone Baby Gone
Sweet Country
The Dance
Cop au Vin
Dead Bang
The Day of the Jackal
Dark Blue
Sorry, Haters
The Hunting Party
The Swimming Pool
Drop Zone
Gothika
Five Times Two
Le Syndrome des cœurs brisés – Takotsubo
The Baby of Mâcon
White Lightning
The New Interns
Shamus
SIMILAR MOVIES
Jury of One
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1974
A desperate woman, whose son is on trial for murder, blackmails the judge and kidnaps his wife.The Idiot
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 1946
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.Gone Baby Gone
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2007
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.Sweet Country
IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 2018
In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.The Dance
IMDB 1 | Feb , 1962
The Dance is a 1962 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Françoise Dorléac and Arletty. The film is based on the French comic strip 13 rue de l'Espoir.Cop au Vin
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1985
Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.Dead Bang
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 1989
Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.The Day of the Jackal
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1973
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.Dark Blue
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 2002
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.Sorry, Haters
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2005
Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.The Hunting Party
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2007
A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.The Swimming Pool
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1969
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.Drop Zone
IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 1994
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.Gothika
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2003
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.Five Times Two
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2004
As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.Le Syndrome des cœurs brisés – Takotsubo
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
The Baby of Mâcon
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1993
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.White Lightning
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 1973
An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.The New Interns
IMDB 4 | Jun , 1964
Young doctors mix romance with their careers in a big-city hospital.Shamus
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1973
Millions in diamonds are stolen from a New York City safe, and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or the killer.