Refugee movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant refugee movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, tense, disturbing and emotional films and TV shows about / with refugee, immigrant, survival, society, life is a bitch, migration, friendship, hopes, police and family relations plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in France, Germany, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as refugee: Combat Girls (2011), Capernaum (2018), Strayed (2003), Under the Stars of Paris (2020), Spare Parts (2003), The Good Lie (2014), The Cut (2014), Hotel Rwanda (2004), The Other Side of Hope (2017), Jupiter's Moon (2017).
Best films
New films
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Marisa, a 20-year-old German girl, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she finds guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks, fights and her next tattoo will be a portrait of Adolf Hitler. The only place she feels home is the ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot:
skinhead, neo nazi, racism, ideology, neo nazism, gang, refugee, topless woman, anti semitism, strong female character, grandfather granddaughter relationship, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany
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122K
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
Style:
sad, social, depressing, rough, cynical ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
poverty, refugee, traumatic childhood, slum, misery, neglected child, child abuse, low lives, child neglect, child protagonist, starving child, child labor ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, middle east, nebraska, sarajevo ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that ...
Style:
sincere, touching, erotic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, wartime life, world war two, older woman teenage boy sex, age difference, teenage boy, escape, refugee, age-gap relationship, older woman younger man sex, capture, outdoor sex ...
Time:
1940s, year 2003
Place:
paris france, france, europe, nice france, riviera
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Christine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food banks distributions and wandering the streets. On a cold winter night she founds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
homeless woman, refugee, illegal immigrant, homelessness, homeless, search for mother, boy, life is a bitch, social problems, social issues, urban setting, immigrant ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Embittered widower, Ludvik, spends his nights transporting illegal refugees in his van from Croatia, across Slovenia, and into Italy. The young and inexperienced Rudi acts as his helpmate. Together they become a well-trained duo who almost every ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
refugee, friendship, immigrant, widower, van, life is a bitch, working class, criminal, border crossing, smuggling, chess, motorcycle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
balkan, former yugoslavia, italy, slovenia, croatia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Kenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, captivating, philosophical ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
survival, refugee, culture clash, friendship, childhood, children, self sacrifice, courage, civil war, life is a bitch, fish out of water, society ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, south africa, kenya, kansas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, War
Country: Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Poland, Canada, Turkey, Jordan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Style:
sexy, exciting, tense, suspense, factual ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, genocide, turkish history, refugee, world war one, diaspora, deportation, mute, charlie chaplin, odyssey, mass murder, blacksmith ...
Time:
year 1915, year 2014, 1910s
Place:
ottoman empire, armenia, turkey, north dakota
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390K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
genocide, racism, hotel, against humanity, war, violence, politics, cruelty, civil war, war crime, refugee, un ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 90s, 2000s
Place:
rwanda, africa, south africa, congo, somalia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Style:
comedy drama, captivating, serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
refugee, syrian refugee, racism, war refugee, loss of family, illegal alien, poker, migration, unemployment, life is a bitch, restaurant, husband leaves wife ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 90s
Place:
finland, helsinki finland, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hungary, Germany, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary ...
Style:
art house
Plot:
levitation, supernatural, refugee, doctor, war refugee, syrian refugee, nudity, elevator, female nudity, terrorism, police, migrant ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
hungary, former yugoslavia, budapest
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Genre: Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The journey of a Chinese woman and her fellow countrymen as they travel in search of a better place to live, only to end up struggling for survival in the Balkans.
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
refugee, survival, life is a bitch, political unrest, immigrant, danger, escapades, illegal immigration, post war, rescue from drowning, illegal immigrant, river ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia, croatia
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168K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, UK, France, Finland, Norway, Italy
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth ...
Style:
art house, psychological, bleak, philosophical, cerebral ...
Plot:
rape, society, morality, twists and turns, victim, female protagonist, vengeance, gangster, rocky mountains, sex scene, making love, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1930s, year 2003, future, near future, year 2004 ...
Place:
los angeles
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54K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted, refugee, diaspora, female warrior, folklore, stereotypes, husband wife relationship, death of daughter, african american protagonist, trapped ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, UK, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tattoo artist Billy and unemployed Nakos are best friends from Athens. Old bachelor Nakos is a racist, obsessed with the victim mentality, and he rages at Greece’s increasing immigrant numbers. Billy, however, is in favor of foreigners coming. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
refugee, greek, syrian refugee, xenophobia, immigration, racism, lifestyle, changing lives, social problems, social issues, immigrant, city life ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
greece, athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Centers on a group of weary Middle Eastern refugees who have made their way to Turkey to apply for European visas.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
refugee, immigrant, hopes, friendship, injustice, starting over, society, political unrest, leaving home, friends, fugitives, migration ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
iraq, iran, turkey
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, realistic, social, serious ...
Plot:
refugee, poverty, independence, politics, social injustice, syrian refugee, neighbor, social issues, poor, drug addict, addiction, social relations ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Truck driver Erwin believes that he's helping people when he smuggles refugees, but shocking consequences follow a moment of distraction.
Style:
suspense, tension, serious, disturbing, dramatic ...
Plot:
refugee, police, truck driver, choice, family man, small town, syrian refugee, smuggling, immigration, driver, town, family life ...
Place:
syria
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of Masoud, who is trying to emigrate to Europe to make a better life for himself, his mother and his fiancé. After embarking on a difficult and dangerous immigration journey with his best friend, Masoud meets a pregnant doctor and an old ...
Style:
dramatic, harsh, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
migration, refugee, hopes, truth, justice, power, mercy, social justice, fight, fight for justice, human spirit, strength ...
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4K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Israel, Italy, India, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Style:
realistic, stylized, emotional, sentimental, breathtaking ...
Plot:
politics, orphan, hopes, arab, refugee, injustice, rebellion, human spirit, society, fall in love, idealism, rebelliousness ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, 20th century, 60s, 90s
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, persia, palestinian authority ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient 'In This World' follows young Afghan Jamal and his older cousin Enayat as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, ...
Style:
inspirational, bleak, sincere, road movie, political ...
Plot:
refugee, immigrant, politics, hopes, poverty, on the road, life is a bitch, friendship, danger, migration, society, death ...
Time:
year 2002, year 2001
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, iran, tehran iran, pakistan ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story of forbidden love in a dystopian future where teleportation technology enables two refugees to escape genocide. When they trust the wrong back-alley teleporter, Ekaterina and Anya are separated. In a desperate attempt to be reunited, our ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, bleak, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
dystopia, refugee, human trafficking, teleportation, sexual assault, genocide, forbidden love, problem, distopia, love story, love interest, technology ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Greece, France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these people are two small kids, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is ...
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
refugee, greek, tragic love, wartime life, on the run, genocide, political unrest, fall in love, politics, self discovery, exile, revolution ...
Time:
year 2004, 1920s, year 1945, 1940s, 1930s ...
Place:
greece, ancient greece, europe, ottoman empire
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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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18K
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Austria, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A middle-class family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
Style:
parody, art house, realistic, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
infidelity, divorce, boredom, emptiness, refugee, family relations, suicide attempt, mother daughter relationship, millionaire, father daughter relationship, accident, birthday ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
english channel, europe, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, tense
Plot:
tourist, moral dilemma, society, refugee, immigration, family relations, family problems, rules and policies, family life, ocean, misfit, migration ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
sicily, italy, southern italy, mediterranean sea
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Victim of a devastating bombing, a young Syrian woman agrees to marry a powerful sheikh in exchange for the money needed to save her agonizing brother. But everything changes when the boy dies and the girl must flee with her family to start a new ...
Style:
novela, sincere, disturbing, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
refugee, fall in love, male female relationship, love, danger, couples, destiny, society, rescue, brother sister relationship, sapphic, lesbian ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria
Is relevant?
13K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The German troops are just outside Paris. Georg escapes to Marseille at the last moment. His luggage contains the legacy of a writer named Weidel, who took his own life out of fear of persecution. This legacy comprises a manuscript, some letters and ...
Style:
cerebral, touching, tense, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
refugee, voice over narration, love, on the run, fake identity, love interest, doctor, police raid, world war two, world war, hotel, consulate ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, germany, marseille, france
Is relevant?
250
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the international refugee crisis, depicting a world where greed, violence and exploitation compete with hopes and dreams amid a constant fight for survival.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, refugee, lawyer, migration, slave trade, lifestyle change, problem, criminal underworld, changing lives, kidnapping, female protagonist, runaway ...
Place:
finland, helsinki finland
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110
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After a few months of social adjustment training, the North Korean refugee Jina moves to a small studio in Seoul and starts her new life. To bring her father to South Korea, she needs money but no matter how hard she works, the discrimination ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
refugee, female protagonist, boxing, father daughter relationship, struggle, resilience, perseverance, female boxer, boxing training, boxer, lifestyle change, coping ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Neukölln, a trendy district in Berlin. Living space is scarce here. Without surety, proof of credit worthiness and salary there is no chance at all now. Thies knows this game; he works for a real estate management company and watches that the rules ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, touching, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, refugee, gay relationship, manipulation, real estate agent, lgbtq, relationships, help, assistant, love and romance, financial problem ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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