American Dream Movies

A Native American grandmother who lives very simply alone in the desert actually inhabits a world that her half-Hispanic grandson and a white aging...

NYC, 1940. Chilean boxer Arturo Godoy and driven dancer Leda Urbinati arrive in the city chasing the American Dream. But when an immigrant...

The internationally acclaimed director and recipient of the Erasmus Award in 2007, Péter Forgács created a documentary exploring the...

When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his...

When Paul and Sandy Darden (Judge Reinhold and Demi Moore) move into a seemingly quiet upper-middle-class community, their American Dream is all but...

In order to pass a history class and save his student visa, Caleb Shatar must earn extra credit by starring in his eccentric history...

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy...

Aurora is a young Colombian who, forced by circumstances, decides to emigrate to New York in search of a better future for herself and her family,...

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and...

In Texas, construction workers face the deadliest conditions in the country. This documentary follows three immigrant families who are rising up to...

After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family...

The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history.

All Denny wants to do is get by like everybody else, but there always seems to be something in the way.

Disputed with his father, Jay does everything he can to adapt himself to the city life as an immigrant.

This tale takes place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells...

Following in the footsteps of the first film, "The Price of the American Dream II" continues the story of Laura Munoz who has grown considerably...

After preventing a middle school student from carrying out a shooting, Principal McMack meets with the student's parents to discuss what to do next.