Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "immigration-agent"

1. The Proposal (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson

Votes: 360,369 | Gross: $163.96M

2. The Terminal (2004)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chi McBride, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 495,318 | Gross: $77.87M

3. Machete (2010)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Directors: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba

Votes: 204,086 | Gross: $26.59M

4. Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster or freedom.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo, Kriss Dosanjh

Votes: 44,094 | Gross: $8.11M

5. Upon Entry (2022)

77 min | Drama

A couple is flagged by a border agent and forced to endure an invasive probe into their lives.

Directors: Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vasquez | Stars: Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí, Ben Temple, Laura Gómez

Votes: 2,258

6. Nine Lives (2005)

R | 115 min | Drama

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, LisaGay Hamilton

Votes: 7,135 | Gross: $0.48M

7. Impact (1949)

Passed | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker

Votes: 4,720

8. Bombshell (1933)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, Franchot Tone

Votes: 3,147

9. 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: 15,284 | Gross: $0.34M

10. Golden Door (2006)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance

A Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?

Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Vincent Schiavelli, Aurora Quattrocchi

Votes: 5,196 | Gross: $1.06M

11. Illegal Aliens (2007)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

"Charlie's Angels" goes sci-fi, with a touch of "Men In Black" thrown in for good measure, when three aliens morph into super-hot babes and arrive to protect Earth from the intergalactic ... See full summary »

Director: David Giancola | Stars: Lenise Sorén, Gladise Jiminez, Anna Nicole Smith, Chyna

Votes: 995

12. Border Incident (1949)

Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell

Votes: 2,737

13. Come Live with Me (1941)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale

Votes: 2,455

14. Encino Woman (1996 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for a cosmetics company, David becomes Mr. ... See full summary »

Director: Shawn Schepps | Stars: Jay Thomas, Corey Parker, Katherine Kousi, Rick Overton

Votes: 209

15. Chinaman (2005)

88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In order to pay for his divorce, a plumber marries a Chinese woman who needs citizenship.

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Bjarne Henriksen, Vivian Wu, Lin Kun Wu, Paw Henriksen

Votes: 2,058

16. The Deported (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

A U.S. Italian actor is deported to Mexico by crooked I.N.S. agents, and a pack of orphans help him find his way back to America.

Director: Lance Kawas | Stars: Nicholas Turturro, Talia Shire, Gary Valentine, Michael Rapaport

Votes: 156

17. A Lady Without Passport (1950)

Approved | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

During the 1950s, an undercover U.S. Immigration investigator travels to Cuba to bust a crime ring that smuggles illegal-aliens into the USA but he falls in love with a smuggled woman.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, John Hodiak, James Craig, George Macready

Votes: 917

18. Blue Eyes (2009)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating ... See full summary »

Director: José Joffily | Stars: David Rasche, Cristina Lago, Irandhir Santos, Erica Gimpel

Votes: 555

19. Nueba Yol (1995)

106 min | Comedy, Drama

The humble and hardworking Orodoto Balbuena finally gets an opportunity of realizing his lifelong dream of reaching New York and living the "American Dream", but soon finds out that things aren't as pretty as he thought.

Director: Ángel Muñiz | Stars: Luisito Martí, Caridad Ravelo, Raúl Carbonell, Rafael Villalona

Votes: 506 | Gross: $0.98M

20. Heiran (2009)

PG | 85 min | Drama, Romance

An Iranian high school student falls for an illegal foreign worker and follows him to Tehran.

Director: Shalizeh Arefpoor | Stars: Baran Kosari, Mehrdad Sedighian, Farhad Aslani, Jaleh Sameti

Votes: 398

21. That Girl from Paris (1936)

Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a Parisian opera star, takes off in search of adventure and true-love, leaving her arranged husband to be at the altar. While hitchhiking, Nikki meets handsome ... See full summary »

Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, Gene Raymond, Herman Bing

Votes: 372

22. 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: 43

23. Los Pollitos (2020)

33 min | Short, Drama

A desperate mother trusts a childhood friend to smuggle her and her family into the United States, but her friend has an agenda of his own. The perilous trek into the U.S. is through a ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Mitchell Jr. | Stars: Chris Burr, Cate Chapman, Luis Cherubini, Frederic Eng-Li

24. Viagem a Portugal (2011)

Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year in with her husband, also a doctor. She is approached by agents of the Immigration Services that take her to an interrogation ... See full summary »

Director: Sérgio Tréfaut | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Isabel Ruth, Makena Diop, Rebeca Close

Votes: 174

25. 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

26. 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

27. My Funny Valentine (1983)

Comedy, Romance

ALL ODDS ARE AGAINST THE OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION BUT NOT ONCE HAS SHE DOUBTED ABOUT WHAT SHE FEELS FOR HIM.

Director: Ading Fernando | Stars: Dolphy, Alma Moreno, Panchito, Max Alvarado

28. Pohádky pro Emu (2016)

112 min | Comedy, Romance

The protagonist is a lonely 40-year-old Petr, who works as an immigration officer in London. He returns to Prague when a woman, who dies in hospital after a car accident, calls him the father of her eight-year-old daughter Ema.

Director: Rudolf Havlik | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Anna Geislerová, Ema Svábenská, Vilma Cibulková

Votes: 195

29. At Sea Ashore (1936)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Patsy's working at Rumplemeyer's Donut Shop in Brooklyn. By accident she catches Mr. Rumplemeyer's trousers in the donut machine as he's leaving to pick his niece who's arriving from the ... See full summary »

Director: William H. Terhune | Stars: Patsy Kelly, Lyda Roberti, Al Shean, Robert Emmett O'Connor

Votes: 42

30. La vulka (2004)

16 min | Drama, Short

The Vulka tells the story of Ramon, youngster whose family traditions seem to keep him away from making his dreams come true until the unexpected happens and his fate turns around.

Director: Ramiro Medina Flores | Stars: Luis Fernando Peña, Julio Bracho, Elizabeth Álvarez, Martha Loyo

Votes: 51

31. Ravi & Jane (2013)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama

Ravi & Jane is the story of two class mates who strike up a budding friendship. A shy 10 year old, Ravi, has just moved to Australia from his native land of Sri Lanka. On his first day at a... See full summary »

Director: Stuart O'Rourke | Stars: Matilda Brown, Sathya Ilanko, Katya Harvey, Shaun McKean

Votes: 10

32. Yes I Canada (2016)

Short, Comedy

An enthusiastic candidate pleads his case with immigration.

Director: Katarzyna Kochany | Stars: Dan Willmott, Florian Francois

33. Out & About (1999)

25 min | Comedy, Short

Four gay men stopped and interrogated by immigration authorities.

Director: Nickolaos Stagias | Star: Andrew Hedge

34. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
Episode: The Case of the Priceless Passport (1955)

Crime, Drama

Two U.S. Immigration agents are sent undercover to Acapulco, Mexico to find the source of forged passports being provided to undesirables seeking to enter the United States.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Charles Bickford, Willis Bouchey, Leon Askin, Claude Akins

Votes: 19

35. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: The Railcar Killer (2007)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

One of the most intensive manhunts in the history of Texas took place over the summer of 1999 when brutal serial killer Angel Resendez Ramirez was on the loose. Riding the rails eastward ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Allen | Stars: Bill Courage, Ken Macha, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz

Votes: 6

36. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
Episode: Mel Marries Joe (2012)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Joe proposes to Elena to save her from being sent back to Russia.

Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson

Votes: 138

37. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Double Fault (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CSI handles a case involving a rising tennis star who is killed after a big tour victory.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 466

38. Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode: A Long Way from Home (2013)

TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Drama

Fiona makes a bold decision regarding her future with the kids. Debbie and Carl continue to deal with their foster homes. Frank prepares for his court appearance by getting sober. Timmy Wong and his mother arrive at Sheila's to take Hymie.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky

Votes: 2,097

39. Airport 24/7: Miami (2012– )
Episode: Cavity Search (2013)

TV-PG | 22 min | Reality-TV

A K-9 sniffs out illicit cargo stuffed in the last placed you'd want.

Stars: Lauren Stover, Darius Bradshaw, Tony Cooper, Ken Pyatt

Votes: 7

40. Airport 24/7: Miami (2012– )
Episode: Dogs, Guns and Gold (2013)

TV-PG | 21 min | Reality-TV

President Obama comes to MIA; CBP strikes gold in a high value carry-on.

Director: Mark Clark | Stars: Lauren Stover, John Tobon, Christian Smith, Lonny Craven

41. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Undocumented (2016)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team investigates the murder of an immigrant Petty Officer that was made to look like a suicide and, in the meantime, creates an online dating profile for Pride.

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 295

42. Alex Rider (2020–2024)
Episode: Lies (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following his uncle's mysterious death, Alex Rider begins a quest for answers that leads him into a dark world of secrets and espionage. He comes to realise that his uncle wasn't the man he... See full summary »

Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Otto Farrant, Andrew Buchan, Ronke Adekoluejo, Brenock O'Connor

Votes: 781

43. Jane the Virgin (2014–2019)
Episode: Chapter Eighty-Seven (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy

Jane struggles with giving Rafael his space after she discovers that he is hiding a secret. Jane and Michael uncover clues about what happened the day he "died." Petra wants to fit into ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Lea | Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas, Justin Baldoni

Votes: 260