Immigrant
"immigrant" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Gunfight at Rio Bravo
Synopsis:
When mysterious Russian gunslinger Ivan Turchin rides into a small Texas town, he runs afoul of a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds. Outmanned and outgunned, the town must put their trust in Turchin to protect them from annihilation at the hands of the bandits. The gunslinger finds allies in the form of Marshal Austin Carter and Sheriff Vernon Kelly, and together the three must mak…
Starring:
Michael Paré,
Olivier Gruner,
Matthias Hues
#2
American Carnage
Synopsis:
After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the elder care facility, however, they discover more twisted secrets than they could have possibly imagined.
Starring:
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.,
Brett Cullen,
Eric Dane
#3
Elemental
Synopsis:
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Starring:
Wendi McLendon-Covey,
Catherine O'Hara,
Mamoudou Athie
Plot:
pixar,
3d animation,
fire,
water,
air,
city,
cgi animation,
interracial relationship,
interracial romance,
race relations
...
#4
West Side Story
Synopsis:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Starring:
Rita Moreno,
Simon Oakland,
Ned Glass
#5
Wake in Fright
Synopsis:
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
Starring:
Donald Pleasence,
Jack Thompson,
John Meillon
#6
The Terminal
Synopsis:
Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight …
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Stanley Tucci,
Diego Luna
#7
The Party
Synopsis:
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Starring:
Peter Sellers,
Claudine Longet,
Natalia Borisova
Plot:
miniskirt,
upskirt,
short skirt,
running toilet,
overflowing toilet,
clumsy man,
bumbling,
shoe,
elephant,
1960s
...
#8
The Man Who Wasn't There
Synopsis:
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton,
Scarlett Johansson,
Tony Shalhoub
#9
The Legend of 1900
Synopsis:
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.
Starring:
Pruitt Taylor Vince,
Tim Roth,
Bill Nunn
Plot:
ship,
piano,
pianist,
jazz,
year 1900,
foundling,
timeframe 1910s,
timeframe 1920s,
timeframe 1930s,
timeframe 19th century
...
#10
The Immigrant
Synopsis:
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
Starring:
Charlie Chaplin,
Edna Purviance,
Albert Austin
#11
The Color Purple
Synopsis:
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her si…
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Akosua Busia
#12
The Bridges of Madison County
Synopsis:
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Victor Slezak,
Meryl Streep
#13
Starsky & Hutch
Synopsis:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Owen Wilson,
Carmen Electra
#14
Shane
Synopsis:
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Starring:
Jack Palance,
Van Heflin,
Ben Johnson
#15
Red Heat
Synopsis:
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Starring:
Laurence Fishburne,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Ed O'Ross
#16
Office Space
Synopsis:
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
Starring:
Gary Cole,
Diedrich Bader,
Jennifer Aniston
Plot:
black comedy,
boss,
office,
computer,
corporation,
software engineer,
memo,
employee,
dark comedy,
corporate downsizing
...
#17
Lethal Weapon 4
Synopsis:
In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Mel Gibson,
Chris Rock
Plot:
kung fu,
martial arts,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
terrorism,
terrorist,
heavy rain
...
#18
Holes
Synopsis:
Stanley's family is cursed with bad luck. Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at Camp Green Lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. What they don't know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Jon Voight,
Tim Blake Nelson
Plot:
19th century,
hole,
camp,
stealing,
digging,
bad luck,
treasure,
shoe,
curse,
boys' dormitory
...
#19
Grand Illusion
Synopsis:
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has f…
Starring:
Marcel Dalio,
Jean Gabin,
Dita Parlo
Plot:
prison guard,
christmas,
burning book,
broken arm,
border crossing,
prison,
world war one,
anti war,
army,
prussian officer
...
#20
Good Bye Lenin!
Synopsis:
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Starring:
Daniel Brühl,
Florian Lukas,
Katrin Sass