Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "immigration", "priest"

1. 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: 150,326 | Gross: $38.32M

2. The Wonder (I) (2022)

R | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar

Votes: 44,087

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: 203,963 | Gross: $26.59M

4. Across the Universe (2007)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs

Votes: 114,224 | Gross: $51.66M

5. Dagon (2001)

R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Meroño, Macarena Gómez

Votes: 20,988

6. Night on Earth (1991)

R | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Lisanne Falk, Alan Randolph Scott

Votes: 65,906 | Gross: $2.02M

7. Angela's Ashes (1999)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens

Votes: 23,222 | Gross: $13.04M

8. Irresistible (I) (2020)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.

Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton

Votes: 23,421

9. Mafia! (1998)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime

Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father

Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke

Votes: 15,979 | Gross: $19.88M

10. Cromwell (1970)

G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History

Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin

Votes: 6,943 | Gross: $1.37M

11. 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: 7,448 | Gross: $1.16M

12. Besieged (1998)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang

Votes: 5,218 | Gross: $2.03M

13. The New Land (1972)

PG | 102 min | Drama, Western

A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.

Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Pierre Lindstedt

Votes: 5,269

14. 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: 4,295 | Gross: $1.69M

15. Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)

Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Crime

After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man is targeted by American governmental forces and superhuman killers.

Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tetsurô Sagawa, Gorô Naya, Toshiko Fujita, Kôsei Tomita

Votes: 3,364

16. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

150 min | Drama

A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.

Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari

Votes: 2,730 | Gross: $0.07M

17. 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: 5,194 | Gross: $1.06M

18. Of Freaks and Men (1998)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themselves.

Director: Aleksey Balabanov | Stars: Sergey Makovetskiy, Dinara Drukarova, Anzhelika Nevolina, Viktor Sukhorukov

Votes: 4,337

19. Terraferma (2011)

R | 88 min | Drama

A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.

Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Fiorello, Mimmo Cuticchio

Votes: 3,211

20. The Return of Dracula (1958)

PG | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn, John Wengraf

Votes: 1,552

21. The Mark of Zorro (1974 TV Movie)

Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Western

When Don Diego returns to California only to find the people overrun and overtaxed by corrupt politicians, he takes matters into his own hands as the masked crusader Zorro.

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Frank Langella, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, Louise Sorel

Votes: 690

22. 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: 2,733

23. Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a profit.

Directors: Aki Aleong, Geqi Li | Stars: Reggie Lee, Timothy Bottoms, Jason Connery, Coolio

Votes: 204

24. Yes (I) (2004)

R | 100 min | Drama, Romance

In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working ... See full summary »

Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson

Votes: 3,244 | Gross: $0.40M

25. The Boat Is Full (1981)

PG | 101 min | Drama, War

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ... See full summary »

Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz, Curt Bois

Votes: 700

26. Bulgarian Lovers (2003)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A straight-laced Spanish man falls in love with a young foreigner.

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Dritan Biba, Pepón Nieto, Roger Pera

Votes: 956 | Gross: $0.06M

27. Thunder Rock (1942)

Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

Cynical, embittered newspaperman David Charleston (Michael Redgrave) is tormented, then inspired, by visions he keeps having of people who have drowned.

Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Lilli Palmer

Votes: 808

28. Newsfront (1978)

PG | 110 min | Drama, History

In post-war Australia the men and women of Cinetone struggle to produce the weekly news reels for the movie-going public.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Bill Hunter, Gerard Kennedy, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood

Votes: 902

29. Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance

Hungary's postwar history told through the dreams, nightmares, and memories of the inhabitants of an old house on the eve of its destruction.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Lucyna Winnicka, Margit Makay, Károly Kovács, András Bálint

Votes: 347

30. Asylum (I) (2003)

109 min | Drama, Romance, War

Fleeing persecution and torture in northern Iraq, three young Kurds, Mahmoud, Rezghar and Saman, smuggle themselves into Britain aboard a freight train. Arriving in London they register for... See full summary »

Director: Nigel Barker | Stars: Gary Condés, Tony Resta, Frank Boyce, David Bradley

Votes: 77

31. Sydämeni laulu (1948)

88 min | Documentary

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Director: Arvo Tamminen | Stars: Heikki Packalén, Kastehelmi Karjalainen, Kaarina Tamminen, Onni Laihanen

Votes: 22

32. The Chosen (2008)

13 min | Short, Drama

An allegorical tale about a young priest who meets his fate while helping two children separated from their parents after deportation.

Director: Tod Ciaciuch | Stars: Carmen Argenziano, Jon Bradford, Eileen Grubba, Dalton James