Here we've displayed a list of the best American Dream films : A Raisin in the Sun(1961), The Grapes of Wrath(1940), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Which Way Home(2009), McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971), Bigger Than Life(1956), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1998), Of Mice and Men(1992), Bound for Glory(1976), Big Night(1996), Death of a Salesman(1951), Abacus: Small Enough to Jail(2016) ... ...
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1961
128 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee Diana Sands Ivan Dixon John Fiedler Louis Gossett Jr. Stephen Perry Joel Fluellen Roy E. Glenn Sr. Ray Stubbs
son mother wife widow sister suitor emotional moving chicago apartment american dream aspirations family racism social change money love discovery underdog 1950s
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
7.9/10
Documentary
Switzerland|France|Belgium|USA
2016
95 Minutes
writer agent martin luther king jr. disturbing engaging inspiring moving mississippi new york city tennessee american dream social issues racial issues black culture civil rights discovery fall love pursuit quest
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
7.8/10
Documentary
USA
2009
83 Minutes
migrant immigrant young boy young girl teen boy emotional engaging inspiring intense powerful el salvador honduras mexico train illegal immigration immigration american dream childhood new life family
"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Western
USA
1971
121 Minutes
Warren Beatty Julie Christie Rene Auberjonois John Schuck Bert Remsen Keith Carradine William Devane Shelley Duvall Michael Murphy Anthony Holland
gambler prostitute businessman bounty hunter profound moving dreamy mining town wilderness pacific northwest wild west doomed romance drug addiction american dream big business underdog love pursuit quest 1900s
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1956
95 Minutes
James Mason Barbara Rush Walter Matthau Robert F. Simon Chris Olsen Roland Winters Rusty Lane Rachel Stephens Kipp Hamilton
schoolteacher wife friend son doctor dark gripping intense small town family home hospital school america drug addiction experiments small-town life unusual behavior american dream fall transformation
A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1998
119 Minutes
Johnny Depp Benicio Del Toro Craig Bierko Ellen Barkin Gary Busey Cameron Diaz Flea Mark Harmon Katherine Helmond Michael Jeter Penn Jillette
journalist lawyer hitchhiker waitress police officer musician unrestrained hilarious hedonistic car desert las vegas beverly hills, calif. hotel room casino road trip drugs american dream alcohol gonzo journalism
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1992
110 Minutes
John Malkovich Gary Sinise Ray Walston Casey Siemaszko Sherilyn Fenn John Terry Richard Riehle Alexis Arquette Joe Morton Noble Willingham
drifter giant wife abusive husband worker sad profound california ranch train american dream the great depression infatuation innocence money discovery quest forbidden love 1930s
A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
7.3/10
Biography
USA
1976
147 Minutes
David Carradine Ronny Cox Melinda Dillon Gail Strickland John Lehne Randy Quaid Elizabeth Macey Susan Vaill
songwriter union organizer wife okies farmer positive powerful oklahoma texas california farm stage ambition american dream politics music poverty woody guthrie transformation underdog
The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci Marc Anthony Allison Janney Caroline Aaron Campbell Scott Larry Block
chef restaurant manager restaurant owner girlfriend wife brother winsome engaging spirited new jersey seaside restaurant american dream restaurant competition family small business rivalry quest 1950s
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1951
115 Minutes
Fredric March Mildred Dunnock Kevin McCarthy Cameron Mitchell Howard Smith Royal Beal Don Keefer Jesse White Claire Carleton David Alpert Elisabeth Fraser
salesman son wife brother endearing sad america household loss financial crisis american dream depression family regret fall transformation 1950s
An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
banker politician detective prosecutor brooding disturbing emotional gripping bank chinatown new york city scandal corruption bank failure american dream chinese-american culture discovery fall pursuit underdog
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
2014
123 Minutes
Jon Hamm Aasif Mandvi Bill Paxton Suraj Sharma Lake Bell Madhur Mittal Pitobash Alan Arkin Bar Paly Allyn Rachel Tzi Ma
agent baseball pitcher cricket player fan baseball scout charming confident emotional india united states baseball field house stadium cricket match indian life baseball american dream new life discovery pursuit
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Barry Keoghan Evan Peters Jared Abrahamson Blake Jenner Ann Dowd Udo Kier Gary Basaraba Lara Grice Jane McNeill Wayne Duvall
friend student thief principal parent classmate amusing wild unrestrained outlandish thrilling incredible kentucky university museum school van bar heist friendship
Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1985
91 Minutes
Albert Brooks Julie Hagerty Michael Greene Tom Tarpey Garry Marshall Maggie Roswell Ernie Brown Art Frankel Joey Coleman Don Gibb
yuppie husband wife quirky amusing los angeles las vegas arizona winnebago casino american dream disillusionment gambling road trip unemployment quest discovery 1980s
A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.
6.9/10
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1986
80 Minutes
mouse cat immigrant rat bird uplifting heartwarming ship new york city russia ellis island immigration friendship family separation american dream quest rescue 1880s
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Julianne Nicholson Denis O'Hare J. Mallory McCree Octavia Chavez-Richmond Chinasa Ogbuagu Raquel Castro Tashiana Washington Sydni Beaudoin Jim Norton Portia Johnson
professor student administrator girl boy disheartening emotional intricate touching high school classroom apartment bronx, n.y. immigration political asylum family ties american dream discovery escape growing up
Three undocumented Bronx teenagers are graduating from high school while navigating the treacherous waters of trying to get their papers to stay in the US.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1977
95 Minutes
Jane Fonda George Segal Ed McMahon Dick Gautier Allan Miller Hank Garcia John Dehner Mary Jackson Walter Brooke James Jeter Sean Frye
husband wife executive criminal airy amusing suburbia office courtroom united states poverty american dream marriage robbery transformation fall temptation wretched excess 1970s
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Shelley Winters Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Claire Trevor Robert Burton Jose Torvay Jack Elam Pascual García Peña George Chandler Carlos Conde
laborer drunk farmer wife patriotic disheartening california bar farm american dream citizenship greed racism underdog sacrifice 1950s
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.
6.4/10
Biography
USA
1950
76 Minutes
Ruby Dee Minor Watson Louise Beavers Richard Lane Harry Shannon Ben Lessy Billy Wayne Joel Fluellen Bernie Hamilton Kenny Washington Pat Flaherty
baseball player jackie robinson mother wife coach bigot emotional heartwarming rousing powerful america montreal stadium new york city brooklyn, n.y. baseball american dream race relations family rise
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
5.6/10
Drama
USA
2011
80 Minutes
Sy Alassane Sky Nicole Grey Danai Gurira Babs Olusanmokun Hervé Diese Zoey Martinson Anthony Okungbowa
african hustler immigrant musician pimp prostitute gripping powerful confident engaging new york city harlem, n.y. street restaurant romance immigrants alienation american dream cultural differences poverty
Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.
5.1/10
Romance
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Lainie Kazan Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna Barbara Carrera Renee Taylor Paul Sorvino Angelina Jolie Nathaniel Marston William Hickey Abe Vigoda Dick Van Patten
father mother daughter son doctor friend charming positive bronx, n.y. family home restaurant church american dream business italian culture immigrants young love family feud rivalry forbidden love
Romeo & Juliet gets transplanted to the Bronx.
5.1/10
Documentary
USA
2004
88 Minutes
filmmaker laborer boxer musician christian patriotic inspiring heartwarming united states countryside small town america travel american dream community adventure discovery 2000s
Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg hits the road to capture America's people and its natural beauty.
4.9/10
Comedy
Canada|USA
1989
89 Minutes
John Travolta Arye Gross Kelly Preston Deborah Foreman James Keach Charles Martin Smith Jan Rubes Brian Doyle Murray Mimi Maynard Eve Brent Rick Ducommun
american russian kgb agent hipster hero villain hilarious playful outlandish lighthearted united states town secret location russia nebraska midwest nightclub training culture america
Two NYC guys get jobs starting a nightclub in Smalltown, USA. They don't know it's a spy training model town in USSR .
4.8/10
Comedy, Animation
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Eric D. Chambers
cheech chong hilarious united states american dream marijuana quest 2000s
You're not hallucinating (but they are)... It's the legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you've never seen them before -- in their very first Animated Movie. Catch the buzz as their ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1969
115 Minutes
Alan Arkin Rita Moreno Reuben Figueroa Miguel Alejandro Arny Freeman Joan Tompkins Anthony Holland Louis Zorich
widower girlfriend son boy bleak amusing emotional intense spanish harlem central park florida boat hospital american dream immigration father/son relationship poverty romance quest sacrifice
A Puerto Rican widower (Alan Arkin) launches a reckless scheme to get his two sons out of Spanish Harlem.
Drama
2002
103 Minutes
Samantha Morton Paddy Considine Sarah Bolger Emma Bolger Djimon Hounsou Ciaran Cronin
young girl actor mother daughter son endearing charming new york city canada apartment hell's kitchen immigration loss american dream grief pursuit growing up adventure discovery 2000s
A handsome actor (Paddy Considine), his wife (Samantha Morton) and their two daughters emigrate from Ireland and search for success in New York.
Biography
1986
100 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Hanna Schygulla Laura Press John Roney Sandor Raski Patty Maloney
entertainer circus performer singer entrepreneur dwarf showman charming inspiring circus united states rags to riches show business business p.t. barnum fame american dream rise transformation 19th century
Aging showman P.T. Barnum (Burt Lancaster) recalls promoting Jenny Lind (Hanna Schygulla), George Washington's nanny and General Tom Thumb.
Drama
2015
105 Minutes
Patrick Davis Lisa Vidal Jose Zuniga Josh Pence Haley Ramm Matt Angel Gary Clemmer Mason Davis Nick Eversman Rick Gonzalez
immigrant gang member parent crime boss confident emotional intense inspiring moving puerto rico new york city american dream drug trafficking family romance aspirations faith discovery fall growing up
In the early 1960s, Victor is quickly enslaved by drug use, and his parents, Manuel and Lila, desperately search to find a way to help him.
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