Frontera vs The Rider

The Rider has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Frontera). Frontera is the older of the two (2014 against 2018). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Frontera posterFrontera2014 VS The Rider posterThe Rider2018
FronteraThe Rider
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.3/10
Year20142018
Length1h 43m1h 43m
GenresDrama, WesternDrama, Western
Country––
DirectorMichael BerryChloé Zhao
Main castEd Harris, Eva Longoria, Aden Young, Amy Madigan, Michael PeñaBrady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier

Synopsis

Frontera

After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and…

The Rider

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

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