Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "u.s.-citizenship"

1. Blue Bayou (2021)

R | 117 min | Drama

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

Director: Justin Chon | Stars: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham

Votes: 10,562

2. xXx (2002)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 186,692 | Gross: $142.11M

3. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,401 | Gross: $31.56M

4. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey

Votes: 13,193 | Gross: $25.10M

5. 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: 23,542

6. Short Circuit 2 (1988)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney, Cynthia Gibb

Votes: 26,900 | Gross: $21.63M

7. Come See the Paradise (1990)

R | 138 min | Drama, Romance, War

The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi

Votes: 3,075 | Gross: $0.85M

8. The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Three scientists help an Alien feline, stranded on Earth, to repair its damaged spacecraft in order to return home but their efforts are hampered by inept army officials and foreign spies.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 6,111

9. The Last Days (1998)

PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, War

In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary... See full summary »

Director: James Moll | Stars: Bill Basch, Martin Basch, Randolph Braham, Alice Lok Cahana

Votes: 5,785 | Gross: $0.42M

10. The War (2007)

TV-14 | 124 min | Documentary, History, War

A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.

Stars: Keith David, Katharine Phillips, Tom Hanks, Paul Fussell

Votes: 5,685

11. Cimarron (1931)

Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western

A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil

Votes: 6,956

12. Bittersweet (2010)

130 min | Comedy, Drama

A 30-year-old Egyptian goes back to Egypt after living in America for 20 years, but he has a hard time coping with the difference, especially after he loses his identity and all his money and becomes stuck in Egypt.

Director: Khaled Marei | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Aimi Samir Ghanem, Lotfy Labib

Votes: 7,866

13. Telling Lies in America (1997)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Music

A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart

Votes: 2,429 | Gross: $0.25M

14. The Beautiful Country (2004)

R | 125 min | Drama

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Damien Nguyen, Bai Ling, Dang Quoc Thinh Tran, Thi Hoa Mai

Votes: 3,977 | Gross: $0.44M

15. Sorry, Haters (2005)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.

Director: Jeff Stanzler | Stars: Robin Wright, Abdellatif Kechiche, Élodie Bouchez, Aasif Mandvi

Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $0.01M

16. In My Life (2009)

PG | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

Shirley Templo (Vilma Santos-Recto) is a ruthless woman. Many people deal with her strong attitude only for fear of her cold stare, or her outlash. She works as a librarian in a school, and... See full summary »

Director: Olivia M. Lamasan | Stars: Vilma Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, Luis Manzano, Tirso Cruz III

Votes: 210

17. God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990)

Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, War

A story of how a Swedish diplomat saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the final months of World War II.

Director: Kjell Grede | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, Károly Eperjes, Miklós Székely B.

Votes: 1,051

18. In Jackson Heights (2015)

TV-MA | 190 min | Documentary

Jackson Heights, Queens is one of the most culturally diverse communities in the US where 167 languages are spoken. IN JACKSON HEIGHTS explores the conflict between maintaining ties to old traditions and adapting to American values.

Director: Frederick Wiseman | Star: Laura Obiols

Votes: 728 | Gross: $0.05M

19. Ice House (1989)

86 min | Drama, Romance

Pake has left a good paying job working in the oil fields of Texas in order to give the music business a try. Eventually he finds himself alone and with no money in a hotel room in Los ... See full summary »

Director: Eagle Pennell | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Bo Brinkman, Andreas Manolikakis, Lynn Miller

Votes: 80

20. My Man and I (1952)

Approved | 99 min | Drama

In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Shelley Winters, Ricardo Montalban, Wendell Corey, Claire Trevor

Votes: 462

21. Anything Can Happen (1952)

Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

Giorgi, a man of character, emigrates from Georgia, U.S.S.R. to the U.S. He and other Georgian immigrants there support one another while struggling to find work and become U.S. citizens. Giorgi falls for a cute reporter interested in his case.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, Kurt Kasznar, Eugenie Leontovich

Votes: 163

22. For the Love of Mary (1948)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor, Jeffrey Lynn

Votes: 419

23. Once a Moth (1976)

TV-PG | 99 min | Drama

A young nurse questions her planned emigration to the United States, and her country's post-colonial conditions, following her brother's fatal shooting by an American soldier from the nearby military base.

Director: Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara | Stars: Nora Aunor, Jay Ilagan, Gloria Sevilla, Perla Bautista

Votes: 64

24. Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp (2022)

56 min | Documentary, History

The story of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans and the loss of civil rights.

Director: Rory Banyard | Stars: Tamlyn Tomita, Frank Chin, Mike Ishii, Paul Nagano

Votes: 18

25. Er di (2003)

120 min | Drama

The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, ... See full summary »

Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Yihong Duan, Yan Shu, Zhi-Liang Wang, Yiwei Zhao

Votes: 309

26. Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip (2011)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary

Documentary about new United States immigrants spanning all fifty states.

Director: Alexandra Pelosi | Stars: Alexandra Pelosi, Ghina Abul-Khoudoud, Hassan Abul-Khoudoud, Harinderjit Ahuwalla

Votes: 224

27. Santa Fe (1986 TV Movie)

110 min | Drama

Santa Fe begins where Corti's 1982 film God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore leaves off. In 1940, a ship arrives in New York harbor filled with exhausted Jewish immigrants desperate to begin ... See full summary »

Director: Axel Corti | Stars: Valda Aviks, Gabriel Barylli, Monica Bleibtreu, Tilli Breidenbach

Votes: 112

28. A Question of Eligibility (2009 Video)

53 min | Documentary

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Stars: Jerome R. Corsi, Rahm Emanuel, Joseph Farah, Alan Keyes

29. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Simka's Monthlies (1983)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Simka fails to show up for another citizenship appointment. Latka explains, back at the garage, that she is suffering from her "kremkapush" which consists of craving for salt and erratic behavior.

Director: Harvey Miller | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza

Votes: 144

30. The Life of Riley (1948–1950)
Episode: Night School (1949)

Comedy

Riley is helping Junior with his homework, while he is working on his own night school assignments. Later during a test Riley is accused of cheating and expelled from school. It is ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Rosemary DeCamp, Lanny Rees, Sid Tomack

Votes: 10

31. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )
Episode: 15 Chefs Compete (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

With just 15 chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left ... See full summary »

Directors: Sharon Trojan Hollinger, Mark W. Roden | Stars: Gordon Ramsay, James Lukanik, Scott Leibfried, Andi Van Willigan

Votes: 96

32. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode: Rashida Jones (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Rashida Jones uncovers her maternal family history from Manhattan to Eastern Europe.

Director: Sarah Feltes | Stars: Rita Bogdonova, Kirsten Fermaglich, David Freeland, Kidada Jones

Votes: 36

33. Mike & Molly (2010–2016)
Episode: Open Mike Night (2014)

TV-14 | 18 min | Comedy, Romance

A confident Molly offers her wisdom to Samuel who now wants to be a standup comic. Meanwhile, Molly's advice to Harry causes him to challenge his protective mother.

Director: Phill Lewis | Stars: Billy Gardell, Melissa McCarthy, Reno Wilson, Katy Mixon Greer

Votes: 147

34. Gap Dong (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.19 (2014)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Jo Soo-won | Stars: Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Lee Joon

Votes: 6

35. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: Freedom (2017)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Dreyfuss finally garners enough power to infiltrate the White House, and his group of minions grow strong enough to take action. Can Team Witness stop Dreyfuss in time.

Director: Russell Lee Fine | Stars: Tom Mison, Janina Gavankar, Lyndie Greenwood, Jerry MacKinnon

Votes: 348