Highest-Rated Movies about 'Refugees', Sort by Popularity

A Season in France (2017), Hotel Rwanda (2004), God Grew Tired of Us (2006), Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000), The Kite Runner (2007), The Good Lie (2014), Lost Boys of Sudan (2003), Stromboli (1950) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Refugees movies.

#16. Hearts and Bones (2019)

Storyline: In Ben Lawrence's beautifully acted debut feature, a war photographer Hugo Weaving and a refugee Andrew Luri discover a photograph that threatens to destroy them both. Daniel Fisher Weaving returns home, and despite his partner's protests, prepares for his next dangerous overseas assignment. At the same time, he is preparing for an upcoming retrospective exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. South Sudanese refugee, Sebastian Aman Luri has built a life in Australia, living happily with his wife and young child. When he learns that Daniel's exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in Sebastian's village 15 years earlier, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs. An unlikely friendship develops between the two men, but it is severely tested when Daniel makes a shocking discovery. Hearts and Bones centres around the relationship of these two men, from very different backgrounds, who bond over their shared trauma. Andrew Luri, who has never acted before and was driving a garbage truck when he auditioned for the role, and Hugo Weaving both brilliantly convey the intricate relationship between the men. With these two powerful performances at its centre, Ben Lawrence has made an intelligent, morally complex and deeply moving film.

Plot Keywords: war correspondent, photographer, refugee, bleak, brooding, dark, emotional ...

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#18. Diamantino (2018)

Storyline: Diamantino, the world's premiere soccer star loses his special touch and ends his career in disgrace. Searching for a new purpose, the international icon sets on a delirious odyssey where he confronts neo-fascism, the refugee crisis, genetic modification, and the hunt for the source of genius.—Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt

Plot Keywords: soccer player, adopted son, fan, wealthy man, undercover cop, hilarious, dreamy ...

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#19. Battle Hymn (1957)

Storyline: Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he's a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others. But he finds that to protect his charges, he has to kill.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: reverend, wife, volunteer, friend, military officer, orphan, powerful ...

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#20. Three Faces West (1940)

Storyline: Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must make a decision between the two men.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: physician, daughter, farmer, fiancé, intense, engaging, solemn ...

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#21. Billa 2 (2012)

Storyline: David Billa a refugee comes to Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and his journey begins into crime. Initially he starts as a local diamond smuggler. He eventually meets Abbasi, an underworld don in Goa and helps him out in a deal and wins his favor. For one of Abbasi's deals Billa goes to Georgia where he meets a ruthless international don Demitri. They get acquainted that creates a rift between Abbasi and Billa. A challenge is thrown by Billa to Abbasi and he starts building his own empire, which eventually results in Billa crossing swords with Demitri himself. The bloody battle begins in Goa and ends in Georgia.—Karthik

Plot Keywords: refugee, don, crime boss, friend, mob boss, gangster, brutal ...

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#22. Leave to Remain (2013)

Storyline: Omar, a charismatic Afghan teenager, is at the point of having his refugee status decided, when the arrival of a boy from back home threatens to change everything. Forced into a position where the outcome may be the difference between life and death, his only options are to tell the unbelievable truth or to tell a good story? For Omar, and thousands like him, the asylum system is a cruel game of chance. Based on real-life stories, Leave to Remain is a coming of age drama that depicts a world hidden from view. Featuring a soundtrack by the award winning band Alt-J, this provocative debut feature from BAFTA winner Bruce Goodison, introduces an ensemble cast of emerging talent, young refugees and acclaimed actor, Toby Jones.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: young person, bleak, disheartening, engaging, intense, moving, powerful ...

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#23. All Saints (2017)

Storyline: ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.

Plot Keywords: salesman, pastor, parishioner, refugee, inspiring, heartwarming, emotional ...

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#24. Jupiter's Moon (2017)

Storyline: A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change.—Viktória Petrányi

Plot Keywords: refugee, syrian, boy, father, doctor, terrorist, dark ...

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#25. My Name Is Sara (2019)

Storyline: Tells the true life-story of Sara Guralnick, a 13 year-old Polish Jew whose entire family was killed by Nazis in September of 1942. After a grueling escape to the Ukrainian countryside, Sara steals her Christian best friend's identity and finds refuge in a small village where she is taken in by a farmer and his young wife. She soon discovers the dark secrets of her employers' marriage, compounding the greatest secret she must strive to protect, her true identity.—Steven Oritt

Plot Keywords: teenager, jewish child, farmer, brooding, emotional, inspiring, poland ...

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#26. Before Winter Comes (1969)

Storyline: Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpreter who mediates between Russian and British military brass enters into a friendly rivalry with British Major Giles Burnside, who is in charge of assigning the displaced people into either the American or Russian zones.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: british officer, interpreter, refugee, civilian, love interest, russian, amusing ...

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#27. The Promise (2016)

Storyline: The film tells the story of Michael (Oscar Isaac), a young Armenian who dreams of studying medicine. When he travels to Constantinople to study, he meets Armenian Ana (Charlotte Le Bon) and falls in love with her, although she dates the American photographer Chris (Christian Bale), sent to Turkey to record the first genocide of the 20th century when the Turks exterminated the Armenian minority. A love triangle settles amidst the horrors of war.

Plot Keywords: medical student, dance instructor, boyfriend, photojournalist, dreamy, intense, rousing ...

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#28. Odyssey of the Pacific (1981)

Storyline: In this inspiring fantasy film, three children befriend a young Cambodian boy who dreams of returning home. When the children meet an eccentric railroad engineer (Mickey Rooney) with an abandoned steam locomotive, they hatch a plan to restore the train and embark on a wondrous journey to return the young boy to his family.

Plot Keywords: aunt, uncle, brother, sister, cambodian boy, train conductor, amusing ...

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#30. The Promise (2016)

Storyline: Brilliant medical student Michael (Oscar Isaac) meets beautiful dance instructor Ana (Charlotte Le Bon) in late 1914. Their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana's boyfriend (Christian Bale), an American photojournalist who's dedicated to exposing the truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred as they join forces to get themselves and their people to safety.

Plot Keywords: medical student, dance instructor, boyfriend, photojournalist, dreamy, intense, rousing ...

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