Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "illegal-immigrant", "los-angeles-california"

1. Crash (I) (2004)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave

Votes: 449,114 | Gross: $54.58M

2. Elysium (I) (2013)

R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga

Votes: 471,244 | Gross: $93.05M

3. Changeling (2008)

R | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him. But when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quieten public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Gattlin Griffith

Votes: 265,347 | Gross: $35.74M

4. Instructions Not Included (2013)

PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

Director: Eugenio Derbez | Stars: Eugenio Derbez, Karla Souza, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta

Votes: 32,691 | Gross: $44.47M

5. Spanglish (2004)

PG-13 | 131 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family whose patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife.

Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman

Votes: 88,568 | Gross: $42.73M

6. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 172,305 | Gross: $130.44M

7. Tequila Sunrise (1988)

R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.

Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia

Votes: 33,952 | Gross: $41.29M

8. Harsh Times (2005)

R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman

Votes: 68,587 | Gross: $3.34M

9. Crossing Over (2009)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama

Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 24,534 | Gross: $0.45M

10. Born in East L.A. (1987)

R | 85 min | Comedy

When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.

Director: Cheech Marin | Stars: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Kamala Lopez

Votes: 6,571 | Gross: $17.36M

11. King of California (2007)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

An unstable dad who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia.

Director: M. Cahill | Stars: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus

Votes: 23,670 | Gross: $0.26M

12. Happy Endings (2005)

R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.

Director: Don Roos | Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jesse Bradford

Votes: 9,413 | Gross: $1.31M

13. Papi Chulo (2018)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A lonely TV weatherman strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

Director: John Butler | Stars: Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patiño, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Votes: 1,818 | Gross: $0.08M

14. 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: 6,074 | Gross: $0.53M

15. Quinceañera (2006)

R | 90 min | Drama

As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.

Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo González, Jesus Castanos

Votes: 4,300 | Gross: $1.69M

16. El Norte (1983)

R | 141 min | Adventure, Drama

After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.

Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago

Votes: 5,598

17. A Different Story (1978)

PG | 108 min | Drama, Romance

A homosexual woman marries a gay male friend to prevent his deportation, but they soon fall in love.

Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Perry King, Meg Foster, Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat

Votes: 481

18. Dolan's Cadillac (2009)

R | 89 min | Crime, Thriller

A young man attempts to seek to avenge his wife's death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster.

Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Christian Slater, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Wes Bentley, Greg Bryk

Votes: 7,612

19. Sweet 15 (1990 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 120 min | Drama, Family

Marta is a 14-year-old girl whose dreams of having a perfect quinceañera are halted when she discovers that her family has a secret that will impact their ability to stay in the United States. A resourceful Marta, however, has a plan.

Director: Victoria Hochberg | Stars: Giselle Anthony, Lennard Camarillo, Robert Covarrubias, Ernie Fuentes

Votes: 342

20. Ladrón que roba a ladrón (2007)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two former thieves reunite to rob the biggest thief they know -- Moctesuma Valdez, a TV infomercial guru who's made millions selling worthless health products to poor Latino immigrants. When none of their affiliates want to go undercover as day laborers to pull off the heist, the two men turn to the real thing for help.

Director: Joe Menendez | Stars: Fernando Colunga, Miguel Varoni, Julie Gonzalo, Saúl Lisazo

Votes: 1,983 | Gross: $4.00M

21. Somebody to Love (1994)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who considers himself a respected actor. Ernesto is in love with Mercedes, but he doesn't dance or have money.

Director: Alexandre Rockwell | Stars: Rosie Perez, Harvey Keitel, Anthony Quinn, Michael DeLorenzo

Votes: 805

22. I Married Dora (1987–1988)

30 min | Comedy

A widowed white-collar professional with two children marries his Hispanic housekeeper so she will not be deported. They must do everything to keep everyone from discovering the truth. Will... See full summary »

Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 127

23. Rage (1995)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A corrupt right-wing militia group chooses a California teacher as the ideal specimen to clone for its army.

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kenneth Tigar, Fiona Hutchison, Jillian McWhirter

Votes: 806

24. Drift (I) (2000)

TV-MA | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy

At his agent's party, Ryan, a young screenwriter, and Joel, Ryan's boyfriend, meet Leo, an aspiring novelist and a college student. During an intense conversation about serial killers, Ryan... See full summary »

Director: Quentin Lee | Stars: Reggie Lee, Andy Steinlen, Jonathon Roessler, Desi del Valle

Votes: 515

25. La doble vida de Estela Carrillo (2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

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.

Stars: Ariadne Díaz, David Zepeda, África Zavala, Danilo Carrera

Votes: 61

26. Echoes (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Struggling with horrifying, sleep-paralysis induced visions, a young writer retreats with her boyfriend to an isolated desert house. As the visions intensify, she finds herself on the verge... See full summary »

Director: Nils Timm | Stars: Kate French, Steven Brand, Steve Hanks, Billy Wirth

Votes: 1,569

27. Looking for Lola (1997)

PG | 99 min | Comedy

Mike lies to his parents about how successful his life is. He meets Lola, a dancer from Mexico, and lies to them that she's his girlfriend. They decide to visit him to meet her, so his friends help him pretend that his lies are true.

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Mark Kassen, Ara Celi, Adam Biesk, Vincent Ventresca

Votes: 352

28. Cesar Millan: The Real Story (2012)

45 min | Documentary, Biography

The rise of Cesar Millan from impoverished illegal immigrant to celebrity dog trainer and international superstar.

Director: Doug Shultz | Stars: Jahira Dar, Lou Dimovitch, Tara King, Calvin Millan

Votes: 98

29. Death of an Angel (1985)

PG | 91 min | Drama

Grace, a priest, tracks her missing daughter to a religious community where the strange father Angel is keeping a wooden Jesus figure that sheds actual blood. When the cross is stolen, Grace decides to help out to get her daughter back.

Director: Petru Popescu | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Nick Mancuso, Pamela Ludwig, Alex Colon

Votes: 72 | Gross: $0.02M

30. Yellow Cargo (1936)

Approved | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in smuggling Asians into the U.S.

Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Vince Barnett, Jack La Rue

Votes: 123

31. Little Saints (1999)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

When St. Jude appears to her to tell her that her daughter is still alive, Esperanza goes on a search to find her daughter.

Director: Alejandro Springall | Stars: Dolores Heredia, Demián Bichir, Alberto Estrella, Pedro Altamirano

Votes: 577 | Gross: $0.01M

32. Secret Service of the Air (1939)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.

Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes, James Stephenson

Votes: 265

33. Donor Unknown (1995 TV Movie)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Type A insurance fraud investigator Nick Stillman has his life extended by a heart transplant, only to be dismayed to discover that his donor was murdered so Nick could live.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Clancy Brown, Rene Carrasco, T.J. Castronovo, Steven Culp

Votes: 126

34. Federal Agent at Large (1950)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. The Customs Service sends an agent to Mexico to try to infiltrate the ring and stop the smuggling.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor, Estelita Rodriguez

Votes: 68

35. 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

36. Let Me In (I) (2016)

12 min | Short, Drama

There are more refugees in the world today than at any point in history. And half of them are children. LET ME IN is a cinematic experience which reimagines the refugee crisis as if it was ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Olinger | Stars: Alicia Keys, Naliyah Vega, Ricardo Ricky Martin, Taj Whipper

Votes: 22

37. Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary (1997 TV Movie)

53 min | Documentary

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Director: Laura Angelica Simon

Votes: 44

38. Immigrant Brothers (2017)

15 min | Short, Drama

Three homeless, illegal immigrants struggle to survive on the streets of Los Angeles.

Director: Nicholas Joseph Cunha | Stars: Marlon Samuda, Sean Babapulle, Orlando Pineda, Tonya George

39. Hollywood Rapes Illegal Mexicans: Owen Benjamin (2018 Video)

5 min | Short, Comedy

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Star: Owen Benjamin

40. The Jesse Lee Peterson Show (1991– )
Trump on Hannity; Judge Hidalgo & Tacos! Elizabeth Warren to Ban Electoral College (2019 Podcast Episode)

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Director: Jesse Lee Peterson | Stars: Jesse Lee Peterson, James Hake

41. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Joe Biden Is a Shameless Liar (2019 Podcast Episode)

45 min | Talk-Show

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Star: Michael J. Knowles

42. Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997– )
Episode: Mexico/Western USA/Canada/Alaska (1997)

49 min | Adventure, Documentary

Michael starts in Mexico City, looks at the Mexico/US border from both sides and then visits LA and San Francisco before heading into Canada and hitting a final disappointment.

Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin

Votes: 75

43. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 11/30/23 Elon Musk Tries Honesty, Biden Decomposes, More Fun (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Star: Scott Adams

44. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Reparations Grift Is Finally Collapsing (2024 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 10

45. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
And the Fake News Trophy Goes to... The CFPB (2017 Podcast Episode)

40 min | Talk-Show

Michael's first Fake News Trophy goes to Leandra English, the fake head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Asawin Suebsaeng (a rare lefty) and Amanda Prestigiacomo make up the Panel of Deplorables.

Stars: Michael J. Knowles, Amanda Prestigiacomo, Asawin Suebsaeng, Marshall Benson