Here we've displayed a list of the best Assimilation films : God Grew Tired of Us(2006), The White Dawn(1974), Household Saints(1993), Hester Street(1975), Jungle Book(1942), The Brother From Another Planet(1984), The Only Good Indian(2009), American Chai(2001), Lonely in America(1990), Sheena(1984) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2006
86 Minutes
refugee young man immigrant african survivor friend inspiring incredible sad emotional sudan kenya united states apartment pool city refugees assimilation horrors of war political repression
Four boys from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.
Adventure
USA|Canada
1974
110 Minutes
whaler sailor cabin boy eskimo young girl officer gritty bleak gripping arctic island ship cultural differences assimilation eskimo culture hunting gambling drinking love wretched excess
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Comedy
USA
1993
124 Minutes
Tracey Ullman Vincent D'Onofrio Lili Taylor Judith Malina Michael Rispoli Victor Argo Michael Imperioli Rachael Bella Illeana Douglas Joe Grifasi
butcher wife mother-in-law daughter father law student emotional uneasy inspiring little italy, n.y. apartment college mental institution butcher shop new york city family roman catholicism italian-americans marriage assimilation
Unsettling drama about three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York's Little Italy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
90 Minutes
Steven Keats Carol Kane Mel Howard Dorrie Kavanaugh Doris Roberts Stephen Strimpell Lauren Frost Paul Freedman Zvee Scooler Eda Reiss Merin
immigrant wife son boss landlady emotional gritty new york city ellis island lower east side assimilation immigration judaism culture clash marriage discovery pursuit sacrifice 1900s
It's 1896. Yankel Bogovnik, a Russian Jew, emigrated to the United States three years earlier and has settled where many of his background have, namely on Hester Street on the Lower East ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1942
109 Minutes
Sabu Joseph Calleia John Qualen Frank Puglia Rosemary DeCamp Noble Johnson Patricia O'Rourke Ralph Byrd John Mather
young boy father mother panther tiger young girl emotional heartwarming suspenseful tender jungle village forbidden city unusual friendship assimilation treasure greed young love adventure love
A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.
Sci-Fi
USA
1984
104 Minutes
Joe Morton Daryl Edwards Steve James Leonard Jackson Bill Cobbs Maggie Renzi Tom Wright Ren Woods Reggie Rock Bythewood
alien mother agent neighbor fascinating suspenseful witty gritty harlem, n.y. street alien landing running away assimilation immigration culture clash escape discovery 1980s
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Western
USA
2009
114 Minutes
Wes Studi J. Kenneth Campbell Winter Fox Frank Paul Butler Thirza Defoe Christopher Wheatley Laura Kirk Delanna Studi Blake Robbins Kevin Geer Kip Niven
teen boy bounty hunter scout sheriff engaging powerful kansas training camp native americans cultural differences assimilation chase escape pursuit rivalry 1900s
Set in Kansas during the early 1900s, a teen-aged Native American boy (newcomer Winter Fox Frank) is taken from his family and forced to attend a distant Indian "training" school to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2001
92 Minutes
Aalok Mehta Paresh Rawal Sheetal Sheth Josh Ackerman Ajay Naidu Aasif Mandvi
college student girlfriend father mother band member roommate emotional uplifting new jersey college dormitory assimilation cultural differences father/son relationship music dating competition love transformation 2000s
Sureel is a young, first generation East Indian-American. All he wants is to be like his American friends, but his strict, immigrant parents keep a tight rein on his life. Will he realize his dream of performing rock and roll music?
Romance
USA
1990
96 Minutes
Ranjit Chowdhry Tirlok Malik Adelaide Miller Robert Kessler David Toney Melissa Christopher Frank John Hughes
cashier uncle love interest businessman endearing amusing quirky new york city newsstand apartment museum immigrants new life assimilation american culture family feud discovery adventure 1990s
The dreams and aspirations about America and life of Arun, a young Indian in his 20s, change as he struggles to fit into a new and alien culture. His strained relationship with his rigidly ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|USA
1984
117 Minutes
Tanya Roberts Ted Wass Donovan Scott France Zobda Trevor Thomas Clifton Jones John Forgeham Errol John Sylvester Williams Robert Sherman Michael Shannon
shaman reporter warrior woman prince countess cameraman melodramatic campy village city jungle prison africa cave tribal life genocide adoption visions assimilation frame-up
Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.