Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to El Norte List

• The Immigration Tango - Explores the struggles of immigrants and their journey in America.
• A Better Life - Focuses on a Mexican immigrant's fight for a better life for his son in the U.S.
• Sin Nombre - Tells the story of Central American immigrants trying to reach the U.S. through Mexico.
• The Other Side of Immigration - Documentary exploring the impacts of illegal immigration from Mexico to the U.S.
• Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) - A touching cross-border story between a mother and son navigating immigration.
• The Good Lie - Follows Sudanese refugees who resettle in the U.S. and their struggles has similarities with El Norte.
• Roma - Mexican film that depicts social class issues and family dynamics against a backdrop of political turmoil.
• In America - An Irish family immigrates to New York City and struggles to make a life for themselves.
• The Migrant Kitchen - Explores immigrant experiences through the lens of food and culture in California.
• The Pursuit of Happyness - Depicts the struggle of a man to achieve a better life for himself and his son against poverty.
• La La Land - Features themes of aspiration and the immigrant experience in a modern context.
• Frida - Biography of the artist Frida Kahlo that touches on her heritage and struggles.
• Nina's Heavenly Delights - Deals with cultural identity and the immigrant experience within the LGBTQ+ context.
• The Kite Runner - Explores themes of friendship and redemption against the backdrop of political upheaval.
• A Small Place - Documentary exploring the realities of colonialism and migration in the Caribbean.
• Real Women Have Curves - Focuses on the Hispanic community and the struggle to meet personal and family expectations.
• The Namesake - A story of an Indian family navigating their new life in America while facing cultural conflicts.
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - A voice for Dominican immigrants, addressing themes of heritage and identity.
• The U.S. vs. John Lennon - Covers activism and the immigrant perspective during a turbulent time in American history.
• The Book of Life - An animated film based on Mexican culture and traditions, exploring identity.
• Miss Bala - A thriller about a young woman caught in a world of crime and drug trafficking in Mexico.
• Spanglish - Discusses family dynamics and cultural identity through the lens of a domestic worker.
• The Sound of Things To Come - Explores the lives of immigrants and their dreams intertwined with their hardships.
• Frantz - Deals with post-war identity and the human experience of loss and adaptation.
• My Family (Mi Familia) - Chronicles the trials and triumphs of a Mexican-American family across generations.
• The Crossing - Military and immigrant narratives intertwined during the Vietnam War era.
• The Other Side - Fictional depiction of smugglers and the immigrant experience across the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Children of Men - Explores a dystopian future with themes of immigration and hope.
• Miss Bala - A story involving a woman’s fight against crime in the context of her cultural background.
• Mine - A tense portrayal of the immigrant experience in a foreign land.
• Fire at Sea - Documentary that sheds light on the migration crisis in the Mediterranean.
• The Promise - Interweaves stories of love within the tumultuous historical backdrop of the Armenian immigration.
• City of God - Depicts social and economic struggles within a Brazilian context that mirrors immigration challenges.
• A Day Without a Mexican - A satirical take on the absence of immigrants and their importance in society.
• A Raisin in the Sun - Addresses the challenges of achieving the American Dream from a culturally rich perspective.
• Coco - Celebrates Mexican culture and ancestry with themes of family and heritage.
• Frontera - A story intertwining the lives of different characters affected by immigration issues.
• American History X - Focuses on themes of race, identity, and redemption which relate to the immigrant experience.