Emigrant movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant emigrant movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, emotional, melancholic, touching and serious films and TV shows about / with emigrant, family relations, friendship, immigrant, love, immigration, society, dancing, male nudity and female nudity plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in France, USA, Sweden and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as emigrant: The Emigrants (2021), Nowhere in Africa (2001), The Road to Mandalay (2016), The History of Love (2016), September Dawn (2007), The Sun Is Also a Star (2019), Tom of Finland (2017), The Restaurant (2017), Expats (2023), The Londoners (2008).
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List of emigrant movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sweden, 1849. A poverty-stricken family decides to move to America in the hope of finding a better and more prosperous life. Although they know the journey will be dangerous and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange and wild land is great, ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, period piece, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
immigration, social problems, society, lifestyle, social issues, struggle for survival, family bonds, survival, determination, journey, adaptation, literary ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s
Place:
america, eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, thought provoking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
world war two, friendship, farm, childhood, holocaust, anti semitism, culture clash, immigrant, wartime life, hopes, food shortage, hockey ...
Time:
1930s, year 2002, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
kenya, africa, germany, south africa, east africa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Myanmar, Taiwan, India, Thailand
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two illegal Burmese migrants fleeing their country’s civil war find love with each other while struggling to survive in the bustling cities of Thailand.
Style:
road movie
Plot:
emigrant, smuggler, river, border crossing, corruption, immigrant, taxi, police arrest, nightmare, accident, suicide, factory ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
thailand, asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, Romania
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
Style:
sincere, captivating, sentimental, romantic, novela ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
emigrant, love, love and romance, multiple storylines, friendship, judaism, relationships, bookstore, son, girl, immigrant, photograph ...
Time:
1930s, year 2006
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, young lovers, mormon, emigrant, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, fall in love, old west, terrorism, couple relations, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, year 2007, 1840s, 1870s ...
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah, arkansas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at ...
Style:
feel good, thought provoking, romantic, semi serious, rom com ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
love, deportation, chance meeting, first love, love story, romanticism, time jump, emigrant, passion, immigration, childhood memory, brother brother relationship ...
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of ...
Style:
homoerotic, serious, realistic, compassionate, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, male homosexuality, lgbtq, naked man, gay slur, lgbt, gay soldier, homosexual history, emigrant, homosexuality, gay relationship, lgbtqi ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, post world war two, year 1991
Place:
new york, san francisco, los angeles, berlin germany, helsinki finland ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Monday May 7, 1945 – the Second World War finally comes to an end and a new, brighter future beckons. In the midst of central Stockholm celebrations, two strangers come together with a quick kiss, parting company immediately after. Upper-class ...
Style:
family saga, captivating, costume drama, contemplative, stylized ...
Plot:
family business, brother brother relationship, restaurant, male female relationship, emigrant, mother daughter relationship, sexism, anti semitism, family relations, world war two, love, passion ...
Time:
50s, post world war two, 1940s, 1950s, 60s ...
Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, the lives of three American women—Margaret, Hilary, and Mercy—intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
Style:
serious, dramatic, exciting, captivating
Plot:
korean american, husband wife relationship, emigrant, group, friendship, married, parents, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, couples, love affair ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Londyńczycy is a Polish TV drama series about Polish immigrants in London, aired on TVP 1 since late 2008. It is currently aired on Community Channel.
The title music for the series is the Robbie Williams song "Supreme".
Style:
soap opera, psychological, captivating, realistic
Plot:
everyday life, emigrant, polish, social issues, lifestyle change, lifestyle, social problems, society, work abroad, changing lives, social relations, working class ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is ...
Style:
bleak, neorealism, social
Plot:
emigrant, child labor, coming of age, poverty, friendship, social injustice, education, survival, childhood, social realism, resilience, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
iran, persia, afghanistan
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, sincere, hispanic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
singing, dancing, longing, dating, summer, swimming pool, immigrant, ambition, city life, dance, love, undocumented immigrant ...
Time:
2020s, year 1943, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, dominican republic, new york, puerto rico, bronx new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Singapore
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, independent film, sad, touching ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
depression, disabled person, disability, sex, illegal fistfight, orca, ex boxer, amputee, relationships, family drama, opposites attract, redemption ...
Time:
2010s, y2k, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, cote d'azur, south of france, french riviera, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again ...
Style:
humorous, psychological, feel good, light, fun
Plot:
refugee, friendship, hospitality, racism, teacher, integration, confusion, suspicion, emigrant, immigrant, couples, neighbor ...
Place:
germany, shanghai
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, Greece
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Autumn 2015. Profoundly affected by the picture of a little boy who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, lifeguards Oscar and Gerard travel to Lesbos (Greece). Once there, the reality is horrific: thousands of people risk their lives every day, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
rescue mission, emigrant, life risking, daring rescue, rescue, risk, struggle for survival, saving a life, water, sea disaster, compassion, heroism ...
Place:
mediterranean sea, greece
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a ...
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
immigrant, progress, social relations, starting over, society, italian immigrant, tradition, superstition, family history, parent child relationship, hopes, emigrant ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2006, 20th century, 1920s, turn of the century ...
Place:
sicily, italy, new york, europe, palermo italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the Bolshoi; still, she decides to try and audition of a modern dance company in France. She makes it, but her journey will not end there...
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, romantic, disturbing ...
Plot:
ballerina, ballet, dancing, modern dance, emigrant, teacher, hunting, father daughter relationship, loss of father, homeless, wounded, homeless woman ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
russia, france, paris france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Stranded in New York as a porn actress, Lillian decides to return to her homeland, Russia, on foot. She resolutely sets out on the long journey. A road movie that goes straight across the USA into the cold of Alaska. The chronicle of a slow ...
Style:
road movie, exciting, captivating, tense, touching
Plot:
mountain, walking, journey, female protagonist, tourist, storytelling, map, sea, emigrant, girl, feminist, heat wave ...
Place:
usa, new york, nebraska, iowa, mississippi
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each ...
Style:
tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot:
friendship, border crossing, mother son relationship, little boy, border, emigrant, emigration, single mother, coming of age, boy, childhood, separation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
german democratic republic, east germany, west germany, germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his roots, Aractingi goes back to the fall of the Ottoman ...
Style:
touching, captivating, thought provoking, psychological
Plot:
family relations, children, war refugee, refugee, emigrant, school, little boy, little girl, bomb, biopic, boat, filmmaking ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france, lebanon, middle east, paris france, ottoman empire ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Netherlands, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young Polish-born, Berlin-based lawyer working on refugee cases is unexpectedly reunited with his father, who is his only tie left with his homeland.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family reunited, father, emigrant, immigration, refugee, relationships, problem, father son reunion, father and son, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Place:
berlin germany, poland, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who move to Denmark to find work. They find employment at a large farm, but are treated as the lowest ...
Style:
emotional, disturbing, compassionate, meditative, touching ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, boy, farm, poverty, immigrant, corporal punishment, working class, bullying, children, youth, nordic ...
Time:
19th century, year 1987, 1870s, turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
denmark, europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, nothing goes right, farce, father son relationship, mafia, casino, satire, american football, femme fatale, assassination, voice over narration, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1938, year 1967, year 1933
Place:
las vegas, sicily, italy, europe, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they ...
Style:
road movie, surreal, dark, dark comedy, depressing ...
Plot:
surrealism, immigrant, on the road, loser, mental disorder, road trip, pimp, bittersweet, culture clash, american dream, misfit, self discovery ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
wisconsin, germany, new york, west germany, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the beautiful area of Paris, Maria and José Ribeiro lived for almost thirty years on the ground floor of a Haussmann building, in their dear little lodge.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, intercultural ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, concierge, family problems, homecoming, family life, disorder, couples, couple relations, society, getting home, friendship, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
portugal, paris france, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the one hand, there's the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there's the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the ...
Style:
serious, sincere, atmospheric, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
militant, survival, life is a bitch, family in danger, on the road, starvation, parents and children, desert, escapades, social relations, emigrant, survivor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous ...
Style:
touching, harsh, intense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
jungle, nature, utopia, village, obsessive quest, danger, mental illness, father son relationship, rain forest, inventor, missionary, social commentary ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
south america, central america, latin america, usa, baltimore ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
A Swedish detective and her timid British colleague's attempt to solve a gruesome murder case nets mixed results and miscommunication.
Style:
dark, detective, intercultural, suspense, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
emigrant, murder mystery, investigation, police procedural, swedish, buddy cop, dead body, partner, british, strong female lead, satire, odd couple ...
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Riz is a recent South Asian immigrant who takes a job at a seedy motel in a bid to start over in America. But the motel’s other employees and guests pull her back into a life she preferred to leave behind.
Style:
tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, social ...
Plot:
gay interest, male nudity, kidnapping, theft, drug, immigrant, junkie, stolen money, american dream, emigrant, blackmail, cleaning lady ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Sweden
Story:
The story revolves around a group of teenage boys. When one of them suddenly gets a chance to make a pact with the devil things shift quickly in their lives.
Style:
humorous, suspense, suspenseful, scary
Plot:
friendship, friend, love, teenager, surrealism, death, murder, revenge, family relations, emigrant, best friend, supernatural power ...
Place:
eastern europe
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