Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- visceral
- bleak
- extreme horror marathon
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics generally acknowledged the film's commitment to ultra-gory horror and occasional political ideas, while finding its message-making and originality underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Paris riots, conservative election, fascist imagery, and Nazi family connect social crisis to the protagonists' ordeal.
The bed and breakfast appears hospitable before revealing itself as the domain of a sadistic cannibal family.
Meat hooks, table saws, beatings, and sanguineous torture imagery make bodily destruction a central visual attraction.
Muslim teenagers fleeing political unrest are hunted by a Nazi patriarch seeking to preserve an Aryan lineage.
Films like Frontier(s), and why
Hostel
Shared ultra-gory survival horror, sadistic antagonists, torture imagery, and exploitation-cinema intensity.
Saw
Shared torture-horror structure, brutal violence, claustrophobic pursuit, and emphasis on physical suffering.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Shared rural family horror, cannibalistic brutality, grotesque practical gore, and last-survivor tension.
Martyrs
Shared french extreme horror, bleak social themes, relentless violence, and trapped protagonists.
Movie Details
- Director
- Xavier Gens
- Release Date
- 2007-07-01
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (834)
Cast
- Samuel Le Bihan
- Chems Dahmani
- Karina Testa
- Aurélien Wiik
- Patrick Ligardes
- David Saracino
- Maud Forget
- Amélie Daure
- Estelle Lefébure
- Rosine Favey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Frontier(s) about?
- A desperate flight from Paris collapses into a brutal encounter with a fascist cannibal family at a remote border inn.
- What is Frontier(s) like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Frontier(s) as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Frontier(s) violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Frontier(s) as graphic.
- What did critics think of Frontier(s)?
- Critics generally acknowledged the film's commitment to ultra-gory horror and occasional political ideas, while finding its message-making and originality underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Frontier(s)?
- Films with a similar feel include Hostel, Saw, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Martyrs.
- How long is Frontier(s)?
- Frontier(s) runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Frontier(s)?
- In United States, Frontier(s) streams on Philo.
