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51. Criminals of the Air (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Undercover agent Mark Owens is sent to aid the Border Patrol in the trans-border town of Hernandez in breaking up a well-organized band of smugglers. Since the town is also noted for a ... See full summary »
Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Rosalind Keith, Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, John Gallaudet
Votes: 94
52. Scary or Die (2012)
R | 94 min | Horror
Five complete strangers attempt to escape a gruesome demise by a clown that feeds upon human flesh.
Directors: Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, Igor Meglic | Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Hali Lula Hudson, Shawn-Caulin Young, Charles Rahi Chun
Votes: 3,818
53. Target (2011)
Not Rated | 158 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2020, a group of wealthy Muscovites traveling to a complex of abandoned astrophysics, where rumors say they have enough power to stop the aging process.
Director: Aleksandr Zeldovich | Stars: Maksim Sukhanov, Justine Waddell, Vitaliy Kishchenko, Danila Kozlovskiy
Votes: 707
54. Harvest of Empire (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
A powerful documentary that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez | Stars: Junot Diaz, Luis Enrique, Juan Gonzalez, Maria Hinojosa
Votes: 166 | Gross: $0.06M
55. The Land of Israel with Jon Voight: God's Story (2023– )
Documentary, History
The Academy Award-winning actor takes viewers through the Holy Land and the biblical stories of Abraham, Samson, and David and Goliath, finishing up at the Western Wall.
Stars: Jon Voight, Steven Paul, Chaim N. Cunin, Levi Cunin
Votes: 16
56. Borderland (2014)
Documentary
Six average Americans are confronted with the realities of illegal immigration while retracing the footsteps of dead border runners.
Stars: Gil Bellows, Lis-Marie Alvarado, Randy Stufflebeam, Alex Seel
Votes: 54
57. The Scorned (2005 TV Movie)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
In a hidden beach house on the Malibu shore, a 'twenty something' couple have a 'spitting mad' lover's quarrel. The boyfriend storms out, and into the arms of their house mate. When the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kubilos | Stars: Jenna Lewis, Steven Hill, Trish Schneider, Bob Guiney
Votes: 354
58. 7 Suns (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
7 Soles (7 Suns) is a movie that will allow the world to visualize the cruel tragedy that many undocumented immigrants suffer in the Arizona desert everyday.Beaten, tortured, robbed, ... See full summary »
Director: Pedro Ultreras | Stars: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Luis Ávila, Evangelina Sosa, Thais Durazo
Votes: 107
59. Plantation 2: Rise of the Celts (2023)
61 min | Documentary
A boots-on-the-ground nationwide investigation into the migrant crisis showing what's actually happening in local Irish communities, as Ireland's MSM label everyone who dares to question the country's refugee policies as 'far-right'.
Stars: Tommy Robinson, Noreen O'Shea, Dee Wall
Votes: 7
60. True North (II) (2006)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters of the North Sea.
Director: Steve Hudson | Stars: Peter Mullan, Martin Compston, Gary Lewis, Steven Robertson
Votes: 1,122
61. Förortsungar (2006)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kidz in da Hood is the gripping and warm story of Amina, who came to Sweden with her grandfather three years ago. Amina has not yet received her residency permit and when her grandfather ... See full summary »
Directors: Catti Edfeldt, Ylva Gustavsson | Stars: Beylula Kidane Adgoy, Gustaf Skarsgård, Embla Hjulström, Jennifer Brown
Votes: 965
62. Coyote (2007)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After their Mexican friend gets deported, two young Americans decide to begin smuggling illegal immigrants into Arizona for profit.
Director: Brian Petersen | Stars: Brian Petersen, Brett Hernandez Spackman, Carley Adams, Marina Valle
Votes: 149
63. Alma gitana (1996)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A young man who wants to become a professional dancer falls in love with a gypsy girl and gets in conflict with her totally different cultural background. But love can overcome these ... See full summary »
Director: Chus Gutiérrez | Stars: Amara Carmona, Pedro Alonso, Peret, Rafael Álvarez 'El Brujo'
Votes: 120
64. Deep Sleep (1990)
87 min | Mystery, Thriller
Shelly, institutionalized following the death of her father, returns home desperate for answers about his death. Her memories return, revealing long-repressed dark family secrets.
Director: Patricia Gruben | Stars: Megan Follows, Stuart Margolin, Patricia Collins, David Hewlett
Votes: 84
65. Hospitality (2010)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The film follows the follies that ensue when a man and his wife shack up with a family that owns a printing press in their building, the husband takes it over, and the couple begin inviting a motley crew of friends.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Kenji Yamauchi, Kiki Sugino, Kanji Furutachi, Bryerly Long
Votes: 539
66. Fighting for Freedom (2013)
87 min | Drama
Two intertwined families, one American, one Mexican, and their fight to save three year old illegal Angelina from deportation.
Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Bruce Dern, Kristanna Loken, José María Yazpik, Eddie Allen
Votes: 107
67. The Melon Route (2006)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
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.
Director: Branko Schmidt | Stars: Kresimir Mikic, Mei Sun, Leon Lucev, Armin Omerovic
Votes: 511
68. Walking the Line (2005)
57 min | Documentary
Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos along the U.S.-Mexico border through private citizens who are taking the law into their own hands. Following a growing movement of ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest
Votes: 75
69. Lichter (2003)
105 min | Drama
This movie reflects on the situation around the border between Poland and Germany. The fate of many single characters creates a picture of life in this region: Some Ukrainians want to cross... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Andrzej Górak, Anna Yanovskaya, Sergey Frolov, Bartek Wójtowicz
Votes: 2,110
70. Illegal (2010)
R | 107 min | Drama
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.
Director: Ric Dupont | Stars: Shirley Rumierk, Luis Bordonada, Omar Leyva, Art LaFleur
Votes: 99
71. From the Other Side (I) (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
A documentary look at the fate of Mexicans who cross the border into the United States.
Director: Chantal Akerman
Votes: 324
72. Manhattan Merengue! (1995)
R | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A young immigrant arrives to New York with the dream of dancing on Broadway.
Director: Joseph B. Vasquez | Stars: George Perez, Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Alyson Reed
Votes: 45
73. Morgen (2010)
100 min | Drama
A low-key satire that takes a droll approach to the serious subject of illegal immigration.
Director: Marian Crisan | Stars: András Hatházi, Yilmaz Yalçin, Elvira Rimbu, Dorin C. Zachei
Votes: 1,170
74. No Boundaries (2009)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Hoping to earn money for surgery for her ill mother, Isabel enters the United States illegally. Staying with her cousin Martin in Philadelphia, she finds employment and a family with Martin's landlords, Gloria and Maurice.
Directors: Violet Mendoza, Jake Willing | Stars: Mark McGraw, Dani Garza, John D'Alonzo, Tyrone Holt
Votes: 44
75. Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary (1997 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Laura Angelica Simon
Votes: 44
76. America 101 (2005)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
Two Mexican brothers get smuggled over the border to try and find their "America Dream".
Director: Mark A. Russell | Stars: Miguel Castro, Richard Azurdia, Christine Carlo, Gerald Brodin
Votes: 243
77. Call Girls (1957)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Eva Bernhardt leaves her home in Germany after an unhappy love affair and looks up a friend in Copenhagen. She has left Germany without papers and is in Denmark illegally. Actually, the ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Stars: Claus Holm, Ingmar Zeisberg, Kai Fischer, Erwin Strahl
Votes: 14
78. Una vida mejor (2008)
74 min | Crime, Drama
Welcome to America. The U.S. government has mandated the construction of a 2,000-mile long wall along the U.S./Mexico border and many Americans sport bumper stickers on their vehicles with ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew James | Stars: Brenda Acosta, Guy Adams, Merced Arcei, Lupe Barrera
Votes: 64
79. El jardín del Edén (1994)
104 min | Drama
Looking for a better destiny for their lives, a group of people arrives to Tijuana, in the Mexico-USA borderline. A widow and her children, a chicano woman without a firm identity, a "... See full summary »
Director: María Novaro | Stars: Renée Coleman, Bruno Bichir, Gabriela Roel, Xavier Bautista
Votes: 91
80. Las braceras (1981)
TV-MA | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Con un propósito fijo, Rosario y Marcela deben hallar la manera de cruzar la frontera con Estados Unidos, evitando a policías corruptos que andan tras su pista con sed asesina.
Director: Fernando Durán Rojas | Stars: Lyn May, Maritza Olivares, Roberto Montiel, Patricia Rivera
Votes: 22
81. Junk Food (1997)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama
Blending widescreen cinematography with digital video, JUNK FOOD casts an unblinking but painterly eye over the darkest, most brutal fringes of contemporary Japanese society. JUNK FOOD ... See full summary »
Director: Masashi Yamamoto | Stars: Ali Ahmed, Arata Furuta, Mika Kumagai, Miki Mia
Votes: 186
82. Maple Palm (2006)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Torjan | Stars: Deborah Stewart, Taymour Ghazi, Andrea Carvajal, Robert J. Feldman
Votes: 409
83. Nee Dtaam Galileo (2009)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's the story of two friends, Cherry and Toey. One is good in school, but heartbroken. The other run away from her school failure. They travel to Europe for work and experience.
Director: Nithiwat Tharatorn | Stars: Chutima Teepanat, Jarinporn Joonkiat, Ray MacDonald, Tanakorn Chinakul
Votes: 402
84. The Other Side (1999)
80 min | Drama
Alejandro and Beto live together in Mexico City, but Alejandro is HIV positive and his T-Cell count is dropping. When he decides to move to the U.S. for the latest treatments. With Beto ... See full summary »
Directors: C.A. Griffith, Crystal Griffith | Stars: Mario Callitzin, Gustavo Cravioto, Eduardo López Rojas, Alejandra Nettel
85. Maxima's Miracle (2003 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Two people in trouble experience tragedies during the wedding of prince Willem-Alexander and princess Máxima.
Director: Paul Ruven | Stars: Silvia Munt, Libertad Pozo, Frank Lammers, Fred Goessens
Votes: 60
86. El aroma del Copal (1997)
92 min
A petroleum engineer from Texas travels to an oil operation in Central America where he clashes with his boss, romances two women, and finds himself caught in a guerrilla war.
Director: Antonio Gonzalo | Stars: James Brolin, Jay Roberts Jr., Seidy Lopez, Christine Champion
Votes: 73
87. Northless (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Andres reaches the Mexican border to cross into the United Sates. There between each attempt, he discovers that Tijuana is a troubled city. As he waits there, Andres is not only confronted ... See full summary »
Director: Rigoberto Pérezcano | Stars: Harold Torres, Alicia Laguna, Sonia Couoh, Luis Cárdenas
Votes: 370
88. Tumi Malala (you are my Malala) (2021)
93 min | Drama | Completed
Nadia's dream to become Malala Yousafzai and win Nobel prize is a metaphor of the romantic idea of 'equality of opportunity and education for all', and Amina cherishes the escapism as reality is too harsh for her.
Directors: Rupak Gogoi, Roopak Gogoi | Stars: Angshruta Kashyap, Nina Chakraborty, Lueit Hazarika, Harshita Bhattacharjya
89. Espaldas mojadas (1955)
TV-14 | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Mexican worker Rafael Améndola runs from the police and cross the Mexican-American border, helped by Frank Mendoza, a partner of an American called Mr. Sterling, who gives work to illegal ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: David Silva, Víctor Parra, Martha Valdés, Óscar Pulido
Votes: 88
90. Stowaways (1997)
98 min | Drama
With the help of a smuggler, a group of illegal immigrants attempt to leave France on a cargo ship headed for Canada. They succeed in sneaking into a container which is deposited at the bottom of the ship's hold.
Directors: Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff | Stars: Ovidiu Balan, Moussa Maaskri, Simona Maicanescu, Anton Kouznetsov
Votes: 139
91. Cowboy Smoke (2008)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Joe's a suburban convenience store clerk with big dreams of becoming a cowboy so he packs his boots and relocates to South Texas to learn from the real deal. His idea of the mythic cowboy is quickly shattered however when he finds himself holed up in a town that survives on a human smuggling trade.
Director: Will James Moore | Stars: Mike Lutz, Chad Mathews, Matthew T. Johnston, Estella Perez
Votes: 115
92. La question humaine (2007)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, History, Music
A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.
Director: Nicolas Klotz | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Michael Lonsdale, Edith Scob, Lou Castel
Votes: 1,239 | Gross: $0.01M
93. El inmigrante (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
"El Inmigrante" is a documentary film that examines the Mexican and American border crisis by telling the story of Eusebio de Haro a young Mexican migrant who was shot and killed during one... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Eckenrode, John Eckenrode, John Sheedy
Votes: 65 | Gross: $0.01M
94. Border Wars (2007 Video)
85 min | Drama
A marine just back from the Middle East, reunites with two high school buddies to form a de facto militia and travel to the U.S./Mexico border in Arizona to attempt to "guard" the country from the "invaders" from the south.
Director: Ryan Noble | Stars: Dustin Chittum, Andrew Wade Culp, Christina Jo'Leigh, Michael Ochoa
Votes: 47
95. Aïssa (2014)
8 min | Short, Drama
Aissa is Congolese and is presently residing illegally on French territory. She claims to be a minor however the authorities believe she is over 18. In order to establish whether or not she... See full summary »
Director: Clément Tréhin-Lalanne | Stars: Manda Touré, Bernard Campan
Votes: 150
96. La marchandise (2022)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A journey of escape from suffering towards suffering, as it highlights the suffering of a group of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, as each one of them armed himself with the hope of ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Nesrate | Stars: Adil Abatourab, Mohamed Kharbouch Dabcha, Abdenbi El Beniwi, Kamal Kadimi
97. Las cartas de Alou (1990)
100 min | Drama
Alou, an illegal African inmigrant, send letters to his parents talking about his new life in Spain.
Director: Montxo Armendáriz | Stars: Mulie Jarju, Eulàlia Ramon, Ahmed El-Maaroufi, Akonio Dolo
Votes: 260
98. Mrs.B., a North Korean Woman (2016)
71 min | Documentary, Drama
Portrait of Mrs. B., a tough charismatic North Korean woman who smuggles between North Korea, China and South Korea. With the money she gets, she plans to reunite with her two North Korean sons after years of separation.
Director: Jero Yun
Votes: 54
99. The Two Men (2008)
74 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Aleksandr Sokolyn | Stars: Gary M. Black, Carlos Roberto Calderon, Tyler Johnson, Emanuel Loarca
Votes: 10
100. Sold (III) (2011)
TV-MA | 13 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Told through the eyes of a young journalist named Maya, who has inadvertently gotten captured into a human trafficking ring while doing an investigative article on the treatment of illegal immigrants in America.
Director: John Robinson Irwin | Stars: Fernanda Romero, Maria-Elena Laas, Jesse Garcia, Héctor Jiménez
Votes: 54