Frontera vs The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.5/10 for Frontera). Frontera is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 1m. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frontera
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada| Frontera | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Berry | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Aden Young, Amy Madigan, Michael Peña | January Jones, Vanessa Bauche, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo |
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 Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
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