Here we've displayed a list of the best Ellis Island films : Hester Street(1975), An American Tail(1986), An American Romance(1944), Golden Door(2006), My Boy(1921), Don't Drink the Water(1969) ... ...
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 »
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.
Drama
USA
1944
151 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Ann Richards Walter Abel John Qualen Stephen McNally Mary McLeod Bob Lowell Barbara Bedford
immigrant brother wife son teacher union organizer confident inspiring ellis island minnesota mine chadley college factory detroit immigration family patriotism america citizenship factories
Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist.
History, Drama, Romance
2006
117 Minutes
Charlotte Gainsbourg Vincenzo Amato Aurora Quattrocchi Francesco Casisa Filippo Pucillo Federica de Cola Isabella Ragonese Filippo Luna
widower son mother immigrant englishwoman dark passionate moving sicily ship new york city ellis island immigration survival journey love love quest 1900s
An Italian (Vincenzo Amato) and his two sons leave their rural home in Sicily and begin an exciting journey toward a better life in the United States.
Comedy, Drama
1921
60 Minutes
Jackie Coogan Claude Gillingwater Mathilda Brundage Patsy Marks
boy captain father child grandmother heartwarming cheery ship docks ellis island city rooming house street orphans immigrants friendship family street musicians money adventure
An orphaned boy arriving at Ellis Island avoids deportation by befriending an elderly and kind sea captain.
Comedy
1969
98 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Estelle Parsons Ted Bessell Joan Delaney Michael Constantine Howard St. John Danny Meehan Richard Libertini Pierre Olaf Avery Schreiber Phil Leeds
father mother daughter soldier tourist amusing madcap vulgaria ellis island communism mistaken identity tourism vacation escape pursuit 1960s
A New Jersey kosher caterer (Jackie Gleason), his wife (Estelle Parsons) and daughter are hijacked on a plane to communist Vulgaria.