At the Movies: 10 Most Interesting Immigration Movies of All-Time

Stuart Anderson for Fortune lists his “10 Most Interesting Immigration Movies of All-Time.” Number 1 on the list is:

How Democracy Works Now (2010). “Without question How Democracy Works Now is the best documentary film series on government ever produced. There is nothing even close,” I wrote in an earlier article. The series of 12 films by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini is based on 1,500 hours of footage – the equivalent of more than 187 8-hour days. It shows immigration battles in and out of Congress and local fights in Iowa and Arizona. Why it’s interesting: As I wrote previously, “Viewers are inside the room as key Senate staffers meet with one another and their Senators to craft legislation. We are there when advocacy groups across the ideological spectrum meet with Senators and Congressional staff. In short, viewers go where they have never gone before.”

There are some other great movies on the list, including The Big Sick and Moscow on the Hudson (with Robin Williams).  A sentimental favorite is Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood, in which retired autoworker (played by Eastwood) befriends a family of Hmong refugees who live next door.

 KJ