| The Mule (2018) | 7.0 | |
| Sicario (2015) | 7.7 | |
| The Dry Land (2010) | 5.6 | |
| Seven Days in May (1964) | 7.8 | |
| Memory (2022) | 5.8 |
Movies and TV shows set in el paso texas
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in el paso texas ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, suspense, tense, serious and neo noir films and TV shows about / with murder, brutality, violence, chase, gun, revenge, gunfight, corruption, betrayal and pistol plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Mexico, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as el paso texas: No Country for Old Men (2007), Memory (2022), Logan (2017), The Mule (2018), The Forever Purge (2021), The Getaway (1994), Trade (2007), The Getaway (1972), Contract to Kill (2016), Death in Texas (2020).
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List of movies set in el paso texas
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, psychopath, shooting, serial killer, peril, desert, human nature, brutality, death, sheriff, cruelty, bounty hunter ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
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42K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
hitman, human trafficking, secret service, professional killer, moral dilemma, fbi agent, male protagonist, fight, murder, gunfight, assassination attempt, one last job ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico city, texas, mexico, el paso texas
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917K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, suspense, intense, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, protector, comic book, road trip, rage, invulnerability, one against many, assassin, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
north dakota, el paso texas, texas, oklahoma city, north america ...
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167K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. ...
Style:
road movie, crime drama, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
old man, drug cartel, drug smuggling, drug, dea, drug crime, pickup truck, mexican drug cartel, police, driver, cartel, mountain ...
Time:
2000s, year 2017, 2010s, year 2005, year 1958
Place:
mexico, texas, chicago, el paso texas, south america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: China, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.
Style:
suspense, scary, saga, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
survival horror, killing spree, immigrant, social decay, desert, civil war, racist, racism, murder, dystopia, pregnant woman, distopia ...
Time:
2040s, 2020s, near future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, el paso texas, texas, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lovers on the run, sex scene, hitman, prison, sexual favor, anti hero, making love, heist, chase, betrayal, murder, lust ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
el paso texas, texas, latin america, sonora, phoenix arizona ...
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19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who ...
Style:
sexy, rough, detective, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, missing child, sexual abuse, child molestation, sex slavery, slavery, child rape, rescue, child molester, forced prostitution, humiliation ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, mexico city, poland, texas, el paso texas ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, on the run, robbery, heist, betrayal, car chase, gangster, bank robbery, hotel, organized crime, gunfight, infidelity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
texas, el paso texas, austin texas, san antonio texas, persia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
aikido, female warrior, martial arts, terrorist plot, conspiracy, hitman, secret agent, fbi agent, cia agent, woman fights a man, undercover, terrorist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
sonora, el paso texas, istanbul turkey, mexico
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Recently released from prison, Billy will do whatever it takes to save the only person who has stuck by him, his mother Grace who desperately needs a liver transplant and she is all out of legal options.
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
cartel, desperation, moral dilemma, mother and son, organ trafficking, money problems, transplant, organ donation, blood donor, organ transplant, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
TV show
Story:
A survival story from the perspective of three different characters - a Silicon Valley Executive who gets back to Mexico, an ex-Mexican Navy who is determined to get into the United States, and an El-Paso detective who battles his demons.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, crime drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
migrant, survival, social problems, problem, multiple storylines, life is a bitch, corruption, violence, immigration, moral ambiguity, border crossing, multiple perspectives ...
Place:
mexico, usa, el paso texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gunfight, old west, cancer, wild west, widow, self defense, small town, haunted by the past, cowboy, retirement, human nature, danger ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, year 1976, turn of the century, 19th century ...
Place:
tucson arizona, el paso texas, nevada, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. When thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him and his family for dead. Rane ...
Style:
grindhouse, neo noir, stylized, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, home invasion, vengeance, vigilantism, murder, vietnam war, exploitation, insomnia, macabre, complex characters, character study ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, year 1973, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, vietnam, asia, san antonio texas ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sincere, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
basketball, underdog, athlete and trainer, racism, college, racial discrimination, teamwork, coach, racial segregation, basketball coach, racial prejudice, civil rights ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place:
texas, usa, el paso texas, indiana, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves - their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and ...
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, noir, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
undercover, organized crime, dea, heist, drug trade, cat and mouse, cartel, informant, betrayal, double life, family drama, law enforcement ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, el paso texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
small town, police investigation, heist, gangster, gunfight, justice, corruption, criminal heroes, law enforcement, criminal, femme fatale, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, texas, arkansas, california, louisiana ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead Latinos, and only one survivor. He’s known as The Traveler, and when they take him to the station for questioning, he tells them those lands are full of magic and talks about the ...
Style:
mystical, mystic, psychological, anthology, suspenseful ...
Plot:
demon, mythical creature, problem, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, hoax, paranormal activity, paranormal, halloween, vampire, virus, macabre ...
Place:
mexico, el paso texas, argentina
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style:
visually appealing, spectacular, tense, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, female protagonist, one man army, heroine, yakuza, fight, sword, dark hero, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, austin texas, texas, persia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, entertaining, f word
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay sex, gay, based on real people, wrestling, lgbt, career, professional wrestling, wrestler, professional sports, fight ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
mexico, texas, el paso texas, mexico city
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Style:
neo noir, talky, serious, rough, atmospheric ...
Plot:
border, immigrant, corruption, u.s. mexico border, murder, kidnapping, illegal immigrant, moral ambiguity, police, husband wife relationship, dark hero, hitman ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, el paso texas, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc ...
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful, f word
Plot:
drug traffic, battles, drug dealing, corrupt official, fight, corrupt politician, political corruption, drug lord, fighting crime, drug, corruption, texas ranger ...
Place:
el paso texas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
texas ranger, martial arts, fbi, one man army, law enforcement, vengeance, buddy cop, lone wolves, special agent, danger, fighting crime, confined ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, latin america, austin texas, mexico, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a reporter travels to Juarez to cover the ongoing story of the mass murder of local working women, she uncovers the amazing story of "The Virgin Of Juarez," a survivor of an attack who has developed stigmata, a sign of holiness, and ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, talky ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, woman in danger, investigation, psychopath, who done it, law enforcement, journalism, religions or cults, life is a bitch, immigrant, mexican american border ...
Place:
los angeles, latin america, mexico, usa, el paso texas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down before he can make his exit.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, hood ...
Plot:
police, money, african american, driving, cocaine, car chase, corruption, blaxploitation, sex scene, drug, drinking, deception ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
miami, el paso texas, birmingham alabama, texas, hong kong ...
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530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, slapstick, hilarious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
road trip, stupidity, friendship, on the road, nothing goes right, prank, farce, friends, disorder, goofy hero, misfit partners, escapades ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, el paso texas, rhode island
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526K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style:
emotional, tense, inspirational, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mixed martial arts, fight scenes, boxing, fistfight, estrangement, muscleman, happy ending, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, fight ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
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229K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
suspense, political, realistic, thought provoking, anthology ...
Plot:
drug traffic, organized crime, drug abuse, drug dealer, drug lord, addiction, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug, war on drugs, politics, corruption ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
mexico, latin america, california, ohio, los angeles ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
intense, atmospheric, serious, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
desert, friendship, vengeance, small town, revenge, justice, murder, promise, loss of friend, racial slur, on the road, reluctant partners ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, midwest, austin texas ...
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