Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders (2003)

  • 14% of critics liked it
    (102 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (31,336 ratings)

Martin Campbell directs the romantic adventure Beyond Borders. Angelina Jolie stars as Sarah Jordan, a American living with her wealthy British husband, Henry Bauford (Linus Roache), in London during the early '80s. At a charity benefit, she meets passionate relief worker Nick Callahan (Clive Owen),… More

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R, 2 hr. 7 min.
Directed By
Martin Campbell
Written By
Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Oct 24, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Mar 23, 2004
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

    It all becomes little more than feel-good-about- feeling-bad window dressing, like an issue of Utne Reader in Dolby Surround Sound.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    ... an old-fashioned romance.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    An unconvincing melodrama that seems more interested in pushing an agenda and preaching than in developing legitimate, compelling characters.

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    A melodrama with pretensions to humanitarian generosity.

  • Jen Chaney, Washington Post

    Well-intentioned but astonishingly flat.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    This movie goes where others are afraid to go Show the lives of children in Africa. Clive Owen plays a take no Bull Shi^ from anybody and in the process falls in love with Miss Rich Girl who is married but still Sleeps with the Doctor anyway. Oh thats right its 2010, have so morals.… More

  • Carlos M


    It is so incredibly shameful how the well-intentioned and promising first half about the misery in Africa gives place to a ridiculous and exploitative romance in the final act.

  • Aliyanto L


    This will take you beyond your view about poverty and social worker matters but surely don't take you beyond your movie expectation!

  • Joseph E


    A great romance, that has a beliveable connection between the leading roles.

  • Leo L


    I'm not a fan of Jolie's but for some reason, this film was a little okay.

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