Here we've displayed a list of the best Culture Shock films : Nostalgia(1983), Stroszek(1977), What Will People Say(2017), Dark Matter(2007), The Emerald Forest(1985), Two Rode Together(1961), Zozo(2005), Late for Dinner(1991), Pappu Can't Dance Saala(2010), Leave to Remain(2013), Dark Shadows(2012), Wild Child(2008) ... ...
Drama
Italy|Soviet Union
1983
130 Minutes
Oleg Yankovsky Domiziana Giordano Delia Boccardo Laura De Marchi Patrizia Terreno Milena Vukotic Alberto Canepa
poet interpreter russian mystic mentally ill person pretty woman bleak somber dense emotional passionate hill tuscany, italy ruins church countryside village research journey homesickness
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
Drama
West Germany
1977
108 Minutes
Bruno S. Eva Mattes Clemens Scheitz
busker prostitute pimp neighbor nephew waitress bleak amusing eerie melodramatic berlin prison bar apartment new york city wisconsin immigration displacement loneliness culture shock
In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek a better life in Wisconsin.
Drama
Norway|Germany|Sweden|France|Denmark
2017
106 Minutes
Maria Mozhdah Adil Hussain Ekavali Khanna Rohit Saraf Ali Arfan Sheeba Chaddha Lalit Parimoo Nokokure Dahl Isak Lie Harr Jannat Zubair Rahmani Freddy Singh
teen girl friend boyfriend father mother family member tense emotional uneasy raw norway house school pakistan party bedroom family relationships culture culture shock
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
Drama
Spain
2007
86 Minutes
Ye Liu Aidan Quinn Meryl Streep Blair Brown Bill Irwin Joe Grifasi Lloyd Suh Rob Campbell Jodi Russell Boris McGiver Taylor Schilling
astrophysicist mentor chinese immigrant professor wealthy woman husband intricate fascinating powerful campus laboratory china apartment lecture hall united states academia astrophysics science culture shock scientific experiments
Just as his childhood sweetheart Natalia returns, his infertile brother Antonio asks Jorge to impregnate Paula, Antonio's imprisoned girlfriend.
Adventure
UK
1985
113 Minutes
Powers Boothe Charley Boorman Meg Foster William Rodriquez Yara Vaneau Estee Chandler
father son tribal leader wife daughter engineer striking gripping amazon brazil jungle rainforest kidnapping father/son relationship obsession culture shock native people quest rescue transformation
After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.
Western
USA
1961
108 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Widmark Shirley Jones Linda Cristal Andy Devine John McIntire Paul Birch Willis Bouchey Henry Brandon Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey
marshal bar owner army officer comanche warrior wife abductee emotional gritty profound thrilling small town texas saloon wilderness wild west culture shock cross-cultural romance abduction racism bounty
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.
Drama
Sweden|Czech Republic|UK|Denmark|Netherlands
2005
102 Minutes
Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos Viktor Axelsson Charbel Iskandar Yasmine Awad
young boy grandfather grandmother young girl bully sibling endearing melodramatic touching beirut airport sweden school family home war emigration prejudice grief culture shock family
A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
Fantasy
USA
1991
93 Minutes
Brian Wimmer Peter Berg Marcia Gay Harden Colleen Flynn Kyle Secor Michael Beach Peter Gallagher Cassy Friel Ross Malinger Steven Schwartz-Hartley John Prosky
fugitive brother-in-law land developer mad scientist wife daughter endearing quirky new mexico los angeles family home uncontrollable experiment cryogenics culture shock friendship adventure pursuit transformation 1990s
Two young men evading the police for a crime they didn't commit are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The next thing they know is that they are in a strange new world (thirty years on).
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2010
138 Minutes
Vinay Pathak Neha Dhupia Rajat Kapoor Brijendra Kala Sai Gundewar Sanjay Mishra
young man young woman friend neighbor hilarious lighthearted hysterical madcap india city house apartment culture cultural differences culture shock unlikely allies unlikely friendship adventure love quest
One time bickering neighbors are forced to share the same apartment.
Drama
UK
2013
89 Minutes
Toby Jones Noof Ousellam Masieh Zarrien Emma N. Power Yasmin Mwanza Melanie Wilder Anusha Prakash
young person bleak disheartening engaging intense moving powerful raw united kingdom refugees coming of age social issues culture shock escape growing up 2010s
Three teenagers forced to leave their family, friends and homes behind learn to live in yet another hostile country. That country is the UK.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2012
112 Minutes
Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Helena Bonham Carter Eva Green Jackie Earle Haley Jonny Lee Miller Bella Heathcote Chloë Grace Moretz Gulliver McGrath Ray Shirley Christopher Lee
vampire witch matriarch psychiatrist teen girl eerie melodramatic amusing collinwood manor collinsport, maine liverpool, england ship family estate tomb family bloodline curse culture shock vampires immortality mystery
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Comedy
USA|UK|France
2008
98 Minutes
Emma Roberts Natasha Richardson Shirley Henderson Aidan Quinn Alex Pettyfer Georgia King Kimberley Nixon Ruby Thomas
spoiled girl teen girl father headmistress high-school student teacher charming amusing uplifting malibu, calif. england boarding school coming of age boarding-school life culture shock romance popularity father/daughter relationship growing up 2000s
A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
Drama
USA
1984
99 Minutes
Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin Danny Glover Amelia Hall Richard Monette James Tolkan
anthropologist prehistoric man scientist linguist doctor emotional fascinating touching north pole laboratory arctic frozen man scientific observation human connection human rights culture shock protection discovery rivalry transformation
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Drama, Musical, Comedy
USA
2011
113 Minutes
Kenny Wormald Julianne Hough Dennis Quaid Andie MacDowell Miles Teller Patrick John Flueger Ziah Colon Ray McKinnon
teen boy reverend clergyman father teen girl uplifting amusing melodramatic small town american south family home high school city hall prom culture shock dancing teenage rebellion young love growing up love
City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Musical, Romance
USA
1942
79 Minutes
Sonja Henie John Payne Jack Oakie Felix Bressart Osa Massen Joan Merrill Fritz Feld Sterling Holloway Adeline de Walt Reynolds Ludwig Stossel
corporal marine ice skater fiancé boyfriend friend lighthearted amusing playful reykjavík, iceland nightclub restaurant hotel culture shock engagement misunderstanding world war ii military occupation ice skating love
Marine, James Murfin, is unaware of Icelandic customs. When he flirts with Katina her Icelandic family take his actions as a proposal of marriage to Katina. Desperately wanting out, James ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1982
95 Minutes
motocross rider pretty woman bandit henchman brother brash witty thrilling mexico desert saloon time travel mistaken identity culture shock heroism old west technology adventure escape 1980s
A maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.
Comedy
USA
1987
86 Minutes
Howie Mandel Christopher Lloyd Cloris Leachman Colleen Camp Amy Steel Stephen Elliott George Di Cenzo
wild man brother mother scientist madcap playful los angeles california wilderness household dogs culture shock reunion inheritance schemes family discovery transformation 1980s
A boy raised by wolves is reunited as an adult with his real family.
Horror
USA
2019
100 Minutes
Nora-Jane Noone Peyton Wich Eugenie Bondurant Charlie Talbert Mackenzie Graham Sabrina Gennarino Lauryn Canny Bryan Batt Cooper Andrews Pollyanna McIntosh Thomas Murphy
teen girl nun priest suspenseful sultry striking frightening engaging dark foster home hospital boarding school civilization culture shock horror catholicism growing up transformation escape pursuit
A direct sequel to 2011's The Woman.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
97 Minutes
Hilary Duff Haylie Duff Anjelica Huston Brent Spiner Lukas Haas Joanne Baron Colleen Camp Beckie King Obba Babatundé Maria Conchita Alonso Henry Cho
heiress sister father competitor businessman boyfriend lighthearted endearing amusing engaging office mansion nightclub hotel apartment bus wealth privilege sister relationship scandal
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|India|Ireland
2016
90 Minutes
polar bear real estate developer companion new yorker young girl receptionist charming cheeky cool arctic ship new york city office street spa real estate moving culture shock new york city fitting in
When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.
Fantasy, Adventure
1996
91 Minutes
Lane Toran Russ Tamblyn Patrick Renna Jack Donner Ian Abercrombie Michael Ansara Amber Tamblyn Pat Crawford Brown Manuela Ciucur
magician sister boy merlin king arthur soldier incredible cheery playful house medieval kingdom england backyard palace magic spell magical artifact unlikely hero time travel saving the world culture shock
A novice magician with dreams of becoming the best magician of all time travels back in time and finds himself in King Arthur's Court.
Comedy
1993
95 Minutes
Pauly Shore Carla Gugino Lane Smith Cindy Pickett Mason Adams Patrick Renna Dennis Burkley Dan Gauthier
country girl fiancé college student partygoer father boyfriend amusing charming lighthearted outlandish los angeles south dakota college farm dining room college life culture shock thanksgiving deception city vs. country
A college freshman (Carla Gugino) comes home to her family's South Dakota farm, with her goofy California boyfriend (Pauly Shore).
Drama
2003
113 Minutes
Junior Singo Owen Sejake Mary Twala Nolunthando Maleka Dineo Nchabeleng Clive Scott Nthali Moshesh Keketso Semoko
young boy orphan grandmother villager lawyer truck driver emotional inspiring dark johannesburg, south africa street village aids survival journey culture shock death life lessons quest growing up
A Zulu boy (Junior Singo) whose village has been devastated by AIDS goes to Johannesburg to find his long-lost uncle.
Drama
1998
85 Minutes
Zahra Naderi Masume Naderi Qorban Ali Naderi Aziz Mohammadi Zahra Saqari Saz Amir Hossein Khosrojerdi
father daughter sister blind woman social worker disturbing powerful shocking tehran, iran house imprisonment misogyny tradition parenthood iranian society culture shock growing up discovery transformation 1990s
Based on the true story of twin Iranian girls whose parents locked them away until they were 12 years old.
Musical, Comedy
1965
96 Minutes
Bob Hope Tuesday Weld Frankie Avalon Dina Merrill Jeremy Slate Rosemarie Frankland Walter Sande John Qualen Peter Bourne Fay DeWitt Alice Frost
single father daughter slacker interior decorator playboy spinster hilarious quirky playful stockholm sweden united states teen romance father/daughter relationship travel disapproval morality culture shock rivalry transformation
A widower (Bob Hope) gets himself transferred to Sweden to keep his teenage daughter (Tuesday Weld) away from her boyfriend (Frankie Avalon).
Comedy, Drama
1987
106 Minutes
Anémone Richard Bohringer Antoine Hubert Vanessa Guedj Christine Pascal Raoul Billerey Pascale Roberts Marie Matheron Daniel Rialet
mother son husband wife young girl tender endearing amusing playful brittany, france countryside farm small town cemetery roof childhood city vs. country friendship culture shock self-discovery
A 9-year-old French boy (Antoine Hubert) spends summer in the country with a childless couple (Anémone, Richard Bohringer) and an older girl.
Comedy
2009
87 Minutes
Jackson Kuehn Dan Sumpter Syna Zhang
entrepreneur inventor investor manufacturer amusing cheeky cheery endearing inspiring playful quirky witty china nightclub plane city shanghai manufacturing inventions china
Comedy, Drama
1977
101 Minutes
Bud Cort Samantha Eggar Chris Wiggins Gary Reineke John Friesen Michael J. Reynolds
teacher student housewife townsperson farmer amusing endearing quirky canada saskatchewan prairie classroom new job relocation great depression culture shock rural life education transformation forbidden love
In 1930s Canada, a teacher and a neglected housewife develop a close relationship out of mutual loneliness.