【Immigrants】
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1. Katzelmacher (1969)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Jorgos, a migrant worker from Greece, joins a group of young people in Munich usually hanging around. This foreigner incites hostility and jealousy among them, and he is insulted as a "... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Lilith Ungerer, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Elga Sorbas
Votes: 3,095
Katzelmacher by Rainer Werner Fassbinder DE
2. The Emigrants (1971)
PG | 151 min | Drama, History
Småland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Sven-Olof Bern
Votes: 7,451 | Gross: $1.16M
(The Emigrants) Utvandrarna (A new land, a new hope, a new dream) Liv Ullmann, Max Von Syndow by Jan Troell SE
3. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann
Votes: 23,832
(Ali - Fear eats the soul) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
4. Despair (1978)
119 min | Drama, History
In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep despair?
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch, Volker Spengler
Votes: 2,711
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
5. Carlito's Way (1993)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo
Votes: 232,183 | Gross: $36.95M
by Brian De Palma US
6. La haine (1995)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama
24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili
Votes: 196,108 | Gross: $0.31M
by Mathieu Kassovitz FR
7. East/West (1999)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is ... See full summary »
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Sergey Bodrov
Votes: 5,141 | Gross: $2.78M
by Régis Wargnier
8. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare
Votes: 116,717 | Gross: $4.18M
by Lars von Trier DK
9. Carla's Song (1996)
TV-MA | 127 min | Drama, Romance, War
1987, love in time of war. Bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly-sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza
Votes: 3,489
by Ken Loach
10. Bread and Roses (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama
Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee
Votes: 6,065 | Gross: $0.53M
by Ken Loach UK
11. A Fond Kiss (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Sparks fly in Glasgow's south side when a young Asian man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz, Shamshad Akhtar
Votes: 7,303
by Ken Loach
12. Route Irish (2010)
109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop, Geoff Bell
Votes: 4,789
by Ken Loach
13. An American Rhapsody (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama
A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s.
Director: Éva Gárdos | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Raffaella Bánsági, Tony Goldwyn
Votes: 4,592 | Gross: $0.85M
by Ėva Gàrdos
14. Head-On (2004)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç, Zarah Jane McKenzie
Votes: 57,619
(Never Together) Head-On 2004, (Hamburg - Istanbul) by Fatih Akin b. TR l. DE
15. Soul Kitchen (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke
Votes: 40,414 | Gross: $0.27M
(Soul Kitchen) by Fatih Akin
16. The Cut (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History
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.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra
Votes: 8,004 | Gross: $0.03M
(The Cut) by Fatih Akin
17. Samba (2014)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izïa Higelin
Votes: 17,322 | Gross: $0.15M
by Olivier Nacache FR
18. A Prophet (2009)
R | 155 min | Crime, Drama
A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb
Votes: 102,133 | Gross: $2.08M
(Un Prophėte) by Jacques Audiard
19. Dheepan (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers
Votes: 16,806 | Gross: $0.25M
by Jacques Audiard FR (Cannes Palme d' Or)
20. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,533 | Gross: $0.61M
by Aki Kaurismaki FI
21. The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Tuomari Nurmio
Votes: 13,623 | Gross: $0.18M
by Aki Kaurismaki
22. Three Dancing Slaves (2004)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Three Algerian brothers struggle with violence, temptations, and finding purpose after their mother's death, as one seeks revenge, another tries keeping a job, and the youngest may be falling for a capoeira dancer. Can they be a family?
Director: Gaël Morel | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez, Salim Kechiouche
Votes: 1,809 | Gross: $0.02M
by Gaėl Morel
23. Hostage (2005)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity ... See full summary »
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Stathis Papadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Giannis Stankoglou, Minas Hatzisavvas
Votes: 590
by Constantine Giannaris GR
24. The Visitor (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 44,515 | Gross: $9.42M
by Tom McCarthy US
25. Eden Is West (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Desperate to escape the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a smuggler ship to France. This is the beginning of his odyssey across Western Europe to Paris, where miraculous promises, new friends, and dangers await him at every turn.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos, Léa Wiazemsky, Tess Spentzos
Votes: 2,700
Eden is West (Παράδεισος στη Δύση) by Costa Gavras
26. London River (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Mystery
Two strangers come to discover the fate of their respective children in the 2005 terrorist attacks on London.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem
Votes: 3,874 | Gross: $0.00M
by Rachid Buchareb b. DZ l. FR
27. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,115
(Three brothers, one destiny, freedom at all costs) by Rachid Bouchareb b. DZ
28. Act of Vengeance (2010)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Drama
In Istanbul, terrorists abduct executives, blow-up the car of a journalist and plan five great attacks to the city. The violent police officer Firat Baran interrogates a terrorist and ... See full summary »
Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon, Mahsun Kirmizigül
Votes: 15,530
New York' Tabes Minare
29. The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy
In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by a group of Spanish maids that live in the same building.
Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura
Votes: 10,699 | Gross: $0.72M
by Philippe Le Guay
30. About Elly (2009)
TV-PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zare'i
Votes: 57,118 | Gross: $0.11M
(What happened to Elly) by Ashgar Farhadi IR
31. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,336 | Gross: $7.10M
by Asghar Farhadi IR
32. The Past (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery
An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet
Votes: 50,862 | Gross: $1.33M
by Asghar Farhadi
33. Chinese Puzzle (2013)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 40-year-old father's life is complicated when the mother of his two children moves to New York. Since he can't bear them growing up far away from him, he decides to move there as well.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 15,278 | Gross: $0.34M
(Chinese Puzzle) by Cédric Klapisch
34. Macondo (2014)
98 min | Drama
An 11-year-old Chechnyan refugee living in Vienna whose life is thrown into disarray when a friend of his deceased father materializes.
Director: Sudabeh Mortezai | Stars: Ramasan Minkailov, Aslan Elbiev, Kheda Gazieva, Rosa Minkailova
Votes: 312
(Macondo)
35. Woman in Gold (2015)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes
Votes: 63,158 | Gross: $33.31M
(Woman in Gold) Helen Mirren playing an Austrian refugee living in L.A. searching for heritage rights in her country, concerning paintings with portraits of her aunt from famous Austrian painter Gustav Klimt Woman in gold 2015
36. Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (2015)
134 min | Drama
In the 80s, Aram, a young man from Marseille of Armenian origin, blows up the Turkish ambassador's car in Paris. Gilles Tessier, a young cyclist who was passing at that moment, is seriously... See full summary »
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Ariane Ascaride, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Syrus Shahidi
Votes: 625
by Robert Guédiguiant FR
37. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,366 | Gross: $38.32M
Brooklyn by John Crowley
38. Brides (2004)
128 min | Drama, Romance
Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.
Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou, Andréa Ferréol, Evi Saoulidou
Votes: 5,000
39. White Material (2009)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War
Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach De Bankolé, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Votes: 8,413 | Gross: $0.30M
by Claire Denis
40. Happy End (2017)
R | 107 min | Drama
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin
Votes: 16,899 | Gross: $0.30M
by Michael Heineke
41. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,514 | Gross: $15.80M
Marc Forster (There is a way to be good again) DE
42. La ville est tranquille (2000)
133 min | Drama
A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet
Votes: 1,283 | Gross: $0.05M
The Town is Quiet
43. Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei (2004)
170 min | Drama, History, Romance
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.
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis, Giorgos Armenis, Vasilis Kolovos
Votes: 5,271 | Gross: $0.02M
"The weeping meadow"
44. What Will People Say (2017)
106 min | Drama
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
Director: Iram Haq | Stars: Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Ekavali Khanna, Rohit Saraf
Votes: 5,938 | Gross: $0.04M
"What will people say"
45. And Breathe Normally (2018)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
Two women's lives will intersect while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.
Director: Isold Uggadottir | Stars: Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson
Votes: 3,499
New Guinea
46. Transit (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man attempting to escape occupied France falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman
Votes: 11,838 | Gross: $0.82M
by Sebastian Petzold DE
47. Nulle part terre promise (2008)
94 min | Drama
A group of Kurdish refugees tries to get to Great Britain. A female student travels through Europa. A young executive relocates a factory to Hungary.
Director: Emmanuel Finkiel | Stars: Elsa Amiel, Nicolas Wanczycki, Haci Aslan, Haci Yusuf
Votes: 44
by Emmanuel Finkiel
48. The Wedding Guest (2018)
R | 96 min | Thriller
A story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man (Dev Patel) on his journey across Pakistan and India.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Dev Patel, Nish Nathwani, Clara Hall, Harish Kunverji
Votes: 6,524 | Gross: $0.38M
49. Act of Vengeance (2010)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Drama
In Istanbul, terrorists abduct executives, blow-up the car of a journalist and plan five great attacks to the city. The violent police officer Firat Baran interrogates a terrorist and ... See full summary »
Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon, Mahsun Kirmizigül
Votes: 15,530
Police Movie
50. Chinese Take-Away (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A well-ordered hardware store owner in Buenos Aires will see his life turn upside down when he helps a stranded Chinese man who doesn't speak a word of Spanish find his uncle in the bustling city. But can this coexistence bear fruit?
Director: Sebastián Borensztein | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Ignacio Huang, Carolina Hsu, Muriel Santa Ana
Votes: 19,521
by Sebastian Borensztein AR
51. Poetical Refugee (2000)
130 min | Drama
A young illegal immigrant from Tunisia tries to survive in the world of Paris miseries.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez, Bruno Lochet, Aure Atika
Votes: 924
by Abdelatif Kechich
52. The Secret of the Grain (2007)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama
In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche
Votes: 7,904 | Gross: $0.09M
(La graine et le mulet) by Abhelatif Kechich
53. Chop Shop (2007)
Unrated | 84 min | Drama
Alejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-year-old sister.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Rob Sowulski, Carlos Zapata
Votes: 4,714 | Gross: $0.12M
by Ramin Bahrani AL
54. Arab Blues (2019)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
After years abroad in Paris, Selma returns to Tunis with the dream of opening up her own psychotherapy practice.
Director: Manele Labidi | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïsha Ben Miled, Feryel Chammari
Votes: 3,895
(Arab Blues) by Manele Labidi FR (has some notions)
55. Styx (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Styx" depicts the transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip.
Director: Wolfgang Fischer | Stars: Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa, Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda, Inga Birkenfeld
Votes: 3,407 | Gross: $0.07M
by Wolfgang Fischer
56. Under the Stars of Paris (2020)
86 min | Drama
Christine is homeless in Paris. On a winter night she finds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. Bound by their marginal conditions, they embark together on an emotional journey to find his mother in Paris.
Director: Claus Drexel | Stars: Catherine Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa, Dominique Frot, Jean-Henri Compère
Votes: 336
by Claus Drexel 2020
57. Coming Home (2014)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer recognizes him.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Daoming Chen, Huiwen Zhang, Tao Guo
Votes: 6,681 | Gross: $0.38M
by Zhang Yimou KO
58. Minari (2020)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Director: Lee Isaac Chung | Stars: Steven Yeun, Han Yeri, Alan Kim, Noel Cho
Votes: 96,764
Minari
59. May in the Summer (2013)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
May returns to her childhood home in Jordan for her wedding. Shortly after reuniting with her sisters and their long-since divorced parents, myriad familial and cultural conflicts lead May to question the big step she is about to take.
Director: Cherien Dabis | Stars: Cherien Dabis, Alaadin Khasawneh, Alia Shawkat, Nadine Malouf
Votes: 893 | Gross: $0.02M
by Cherien Dabis l. US orig. PL
60. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Votes: 21,183 | Gross: $2.01M
Monsieur Lazhar CA
61. Newcomers (2019 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
It is more and more difficult for Jacques, doctor and mayor of Saint-Laurent, to protect his village from desertification. The day the unique class must close, his only and unlikely ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Aghion | Stars: Clémentine Célarié, Sam Karmann, Samuel Jouy, Fanny Gilles
Votes: 29
Classe Unique (Pour sauver leur village ils doivent héberger des réfugiés)
62. The Big Sick (2017)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano
Votes: 143,499 | Gross: $42.87M
"Big Sick" starring Zoe Kazan (Pakistan customs in modern Chicago) ᓚᘏᗢ by Michael Showalter
63. What Will People Say (2017)
106 min | Drama
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
Director: Iram Haq | Stars: Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Ekavali Khanna, Rohit Saraf
Votes: 5,938 | Gross: $0.04M
What will people say
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