Movies Like A Better Life

Sin nombre, a 2009 film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, follows the story of Sayra, a Honduran girl seeking a new life by immigrating to the United...

El Norte is a 1983 independent drama film directed by Gregory Nava, following the journey of siblings fleeing persecution in Guatemala to seek a new...

American Me is a 1992 American independent crime drama film directed by Edward James Olmos. The story follows former gang leader Santana's struggle...

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a salesman facing homelessness who takes...

Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film that follows the true story of high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante. He uses...

Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, featuring a story about a disgruntled Korean War veteran, Walt...

Spanglish is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film revolving around the story of Mexican immigrant and single mother, Flor Moreno, who finds...

In America is a 2002 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. It follows the story of a family of Irish immigrants who struggle to adapt to life in...

Frozen River is a 2008 American crime drama film about two working-class mothers who engage in smuggling illegal immigrants from Canada to the United...

The Visitor is a 2007 American drama film directed by Tom McCarthy. The screenplay revolves around a widowed college professor, Walter Vale, whose...

Maria Full of Grace is a 2004 Spanish-language drama film following a pregnant Colombian teenager who turns to drug trafficking to support her family.

Under the Same Moon (La misma luna) is a 2007 Mexican-American drama film in Spanish and English directed by Patricia Riggen, depicting the parallel...

The Border is a 1982 American neo-noir dramatic crime thriller film directed by Tony Richardson, featuring Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel.

La Mission is a 2009 drama film following the story of Che Rivera, a respected and tough man in the Mission district of San Francisco. He is a...

Amreeka is a 2009 independent drama film that follows the story of Muna Farah, a Palestinian Christian mother, and her son Fadi as they relocate from...