Illegal immigrant movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant illegal immigrant movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, psychological, touching, captivating, suspense and serious films and TV shows about / with illegal immigrant, immigrant, society, murder, female nudity, immigration, family relations, illegal immigration, sex scene and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in France, USA, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as illegal immigrant: A Season in France (2017), The Paradise Suite (2015), Twin Flower (2018), King of Ravens (2020), Marie-Line (2000), Samba (2014), Eden Is West (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), Operation Casablanca (2010), Never Forever (2007).
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, political, tense ...
Plot:
illegal immigrant, illegal alien, refugee, immigration, war trauma, immigrant family, survival, bureaucracy, alienation, exile, integration, resilience ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Sweden, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Paradise Suite is a story about six people finding each other and, sometimes with just one glance, influencing each other's lives irreversibly. For the beautiful young Bulgarian Jenya, her journey to Amsterdam turns out to be the opposite ...
Style:
anthology, erotic, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
female nudity, forced sex, illegal immigrant, interracial couple, sex club, parallel story, hopes, human relationship, society, following a dream, social issues, encounter ...
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
teenage prostitute, young lovers, sex scene, forced prostitution, longing, nubile girl, illegal immigrant, poverty, deportation, love affair, gang, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a South of Italy full of beauty and hidden dangers, two adolescents, abused and damaged by life, Anna, whose father has been murdered and Basim, an immigrant orphan, escape together towards a new start
Style:
touching, psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, sentimental ...
Plot:
teenage girl, runaway, illegal immigrant, immigrant, interracial relations, murder, murder of father, girl, black boy, runaway teen, death of father, teenage boy ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the middle of the urban jungle, Darko, a young and handsome undocumented immigrant meets Alina, a mysterious woman who leads a steady life in Germany. Despite social and cultural differences, they share an immediate erotic connection. They start ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
forbidden love, illegal immigrant, illegal immigration, star crossed lovers, immigrant, love story, in love, romantic triangle, love affair, undocumented immigrant, husband wife relationship, tragic love ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman learns to care for others when she's forced to help people on the wrong side of the law in this drama. Marie-Line (Muriel Robin) is a single woman in her mid-forties who oversees the cleaning crew at a large office building. On the job, ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic
Plot:
illegitimate child, illegal immigrant, love, mother daughter relationship, deportation, refugee, psychological abuse, pregnancy, cleaning lady, pursuit, deaf, sex in office ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to ...
Style:
touching, sexy, uplifting, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
immigrant, friendship, love story, betrayal, culture clash, brothers, life philosophy, stereotypes, justice, prejudice, social differences, society ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, africa, australia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Elias (Riccardo Scamarcio) is an immigrant in his twenties who tries to get to Europe by a boat along with other illegal immigrants. When the boat is near the Greek shores and they hope they will soon disembark, a marine patrol approaches and Elias ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sexual, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
illegal immigrant, politics, social differences, society, life is a bitch, refugee, self discovery, fish out of water, on the road, gay rape, migration, greek ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alps, europe, france, greece, ancient greece ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experiences trouble when the wife invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
Style:
sexy, emotional, melancholic, suspense, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
rock star, infidelity, skinny dipping, father daughter relationship, beach, extramarital affair, teenage girl, love quadrangle, relationships, singer, rock concert, male nudity ...
Time:
year 2015, 90s
Place:
italy, mediterranean sea, london, canada
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Switzerland, Canada, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mistaken for a dangerous Islamist, Saadi - a regular guy who happens to be an illegal Arab immigrant - sets out on the most dangerous day of his life. A satirical and thrilling comedy where a wrongly accused suspect gets mixed up in a worldwide ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, suspense, fast paced, action comedy ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, illegal immigrant, satire, terrorist, terrorist plot, comedy of errors, one day, conspiracy, wrongful accusation, immigration, islamophobia, fish out of water ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.
Style:
erotic, realistic, emotional, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
asian man white woman relationship, infidelity, adultery, sensuality, trying to get pregnant, horny wife, extramarital affair, illegal immigrant, sex for money, fertility, infertility, marital problem ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
new york, usa, korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Nasty Baby centers around a Brooklyn couple, Freddy and his boyfriend Mo, who are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly. Freddy is an artist, and his latest work is all about babies – it’s clear he’s dying to be a ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay lead character, gay latino, illegal immigrant, friendship, best friend, couples, couple relations, society, love and romance, artificial insemination, latinx lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of a love affair that begins during a picnic on the Thai-Burmese border.
Style:
sexy, contemplative, erotic drama, sensual, touching ...
Plot:
sensuality, forbidden love, picnic, real sex, countryside, on the road, immigrant, infidelity, illegal immigrant, mature woman, summer, nudity ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
asia, thailand, burma
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
Style:
neo noir, noir, melancholic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, heist, greed, chase, mistress, twists and turns, nothing goes right, robbery, murder, crime gone awry, wine, illegal immigrant ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
miami
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Style:
neo noir, talky, serious, rough, atmospheric ...
Plot:
border, immigrant, corruption, u.s. mexico border, murder, kidnapping, illegal immigrant, moral ambiguity, police, husband wife relationship, dark hero, hitman ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, el paso texas, california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Across the Line (2000) is a truthful representation of both hope and corruption, focusing on critical events transpiring at America's border with Mexico and known both to those who live on the "line" (physical and metaphorical) and to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
illegal immigrant, immigration, corruption, murder witness, moral ambiguity, love story, small town sheriff, cultural conflict, social realism, mexican immigrant, border patrol, mexican american border ...
Place:
texas, austin texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, political, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
culture clash, illegal alien, extramarital affair, illegal immigrant, female nudity, deportation, society, social differences, state affairs, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, bangladesh, tijuana mexico, san diego california ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The history of the clown Chocolate, the first black circus artist in France, which has a great success in the late 19th century.
Style:
humorous, feel good, sentimental, factual, touching ...
Plot:
circus, racism, gambling, clown, black man, illegal immigrant, coworker relationship, rise to the top, fame, comedy duo, racial discrimination, black ...
Time:
1910s, 1890s, year 2016, year 2015, 19th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, caribbean, cuba
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Hugo Boris, Night Shift focuses on three Parisian police officers charged with driving a stranger back to the border. However, Virginie (Efira) realizes their prisoner will most likely be killed upon return to his country and so ...
Style:
crying
Plot:
massage, interracial sex, cheating wife, immigrant, police station, fear, police officer, airport, immigration officer, illegal immigration, illegal immigrant, unfaithful wife ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, 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
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
March 22, 2067. At dawn of life, Milana remembers her life, when she was a young Chechen immigrant in Paris, struggling for a better life along with her school friends.
Style:
emotional, serious, thought provoking, touching, social ...
Plot:
immigrant, friendship, family relations, parents and children, fighting the system, youth, rebellion, society, deportation, illegal immigrant, teenager, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
Style:
suspense, slasher, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
nightmare, survival horror, immigrant, occult, haunted house, supernatural, illegal immigrant, secret, human sacrifice, survival, female protagonist, struggle for survival ...
Time:
2020s, 60s, year 1963
Place:
cleveland ohio
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Tells the stories of a group of people in Ciudad de Juarez with one thing in common: they are all looking for a better life for them and their families. For many, that better life waits just a short walk away in the United States.
Style:
suspense, touching, suspenseful, independent film, exciting ...
Plot:
drug smuggling, investigation, illegal immigrant, drug traffic, immigrant, drug, smuggling, cocaine, child in peril, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, murder ...
Place:
mexico, new mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A lesbian couple of fifteen years lives with the secret that one is an illegal immigrant. With no legal way to protect their relationship, the couple lives in fear of deportation. After an innocent visit to the Statue of Liberty, the girls return ...
Style:
avant garde, sincere, melancholic, entertaining, touching ...
Plot:
lgbt, female homosexuality, lesbian, illegal immigrant, lesbianism, unconditional love, sexuality, secret, politics, mother daughter relationship, hidden identity, seduction ...
Place:
los angeles, venice california, montreal, vancouver, canada ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The story follows a group of people who are kidnapped from the street and held hostage in an underground prison to await deportation. Will they escape? What will be the cost of freedom?
Style:
psychological, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
deportation, prison, escape, freedom, illegal immigrant, female prisoner, female protagonist, prisoner, self sacrifice, escape attempt, immigration, social injustice ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Al, a young man from a modest background is about to marry his boss’ daughter, along with succeeding him as the head of a car dealership. One night, while coming back from his bachelor party, he is guilty of a hit-and-run accident, urged by his ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, witnessing a crime, society, righting the wronged, life is a bitch, illegal immigrant, manslaughter, woman, hit and run, immigrant, disorder, dishonesty ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
América is a Brazilian telenovela that was originally broadcast in 2005 by Rede Globo. The telenovela focused on the life of an illegal immigrant to the United States and the lives of those she left behind in Brazil. It stars Deborah Secco and ...
Style:
soap opera, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, lolita, immigration, illegal immigration, illegal immigrant, dream, social problems, emigration, changing lives, aspiration, emigrant, female protagonist ...
Place:
mexico, brazil, miami, rio de janeiro, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After witnessing a murder, single mother Estela Carrillo must hide the fact that she is an undocumented immigrant escaping a dark past. While hiding her secret, romantic interests and her dream of becoming a singer complicate her plans.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, soap opera ...
Plot:
dark past, illegal immigrant, single mother, hidden identity, female singer, murder mystery, musician's life, personality change, confronting the past, musician, witness, witnessing a crime ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Albania, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An illegal immigrant from Albania infiltrates the lives of a group of Londoners with devastating consequences.
Style:
contemplative, touching, psychological, unusual plot structure, sexy ...
Plot:
gay, gay hustler, gay interest, gay subtext, gay seduction, gay lead character, illegal immigrant, handicapped, love and romance, gay couple, gays and lesbians, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Vincent Lannoo’s ‘mockumentary’ shows us a community of vampires in Belgium. The two ‘parents’ of the family are George and Bertha, who have two teenage children – or rather, they raise two former humans who they turned into vampires. ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, captivating, grindhouse ...
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, found footage, vampirism, eccentric family, youth, society, family relations, teenage life, filmmaking, police, illegal immigrant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, europe, montreal
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