In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

Chan Is Missing

1982

English

7.1

♡ 5

96%

san francisco, california

Wayne Wang Director

George Woo as George

Wood Moy as Jo

Leong Pui Chee as Mr. Fong

Ellen Yeung as Mrs. Chan Hung

Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.

The Golden Dream

2013

Spanish

7.6

♡ 2

89%

Diego Quemada-Diez Director

Héctor Tahuite as Gregorio

Luis Alberti as Hombre con Machete

César Bañuelos as Jefe Secuestro Tren

Carlos Chajon as Samuel

A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.

The Namesake

2006

English

7.5

♡ 15

85%

79%

Action

arranged marriage

based on novel or book

Mira Nair Director

Jacinda Barrett as Maxine

Kal Penn as Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol

Brooke Smith as Sally

Aaron Yoo as Student in Gogol's Class

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.