Immigrants In The Movies

Here are some movies that will get you excited to visit our new exhibit

The Northport Historical Society exhibit Immigrants of Northport and East Northport will be open all summer long. Check our website for open hours and our summer events page.

In The Heights

See In The Heights in theaters or on your TV at home! This brand-new movie musical tells the intersecting stories of immigrants and first-generation Americans living in Manhattan’s Washington Hight’s community on a hot Fourth of July weekend as their lives hit a turning point and the barrio stands on the brink of change. If you’re looking for a feel-good movie to make you get up and dance, this one’s for you.

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Where to see it: Your local movie theater starting June 10th 2021, or rent on your home TV or computer

Rating: PG-13 

 

An American Tail

Looking for something to watch with your kids? This classic animated movie about a family of Jewish mice who move to a cat-free America is packed with comedy and drama. The story follows a young mouse, Fievel, who is separated from his family on his way to the United States, and must learn to navigate a new world in order to find them again.

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Where to see it: Free on Peacock TV, rent at home, or borrow from the NEN Public Library

Rating: G

 

Moscow on the Hudson

This classic Robin Williams comedy is a time capsule of American/Soviet Union Cold War tensions as well as a heartwarming depiction of a defecting Russian musician who adapts to life in New York in the 1980s.

Amazon.com: Moscow on the Hudson: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso,  Cleavant Derricks, Paul Mazursky, Paul Mazursky, Columbia Pictures: Movies  & TV

Where to see it: Rent at home or borrow from the NEN Public Library

Rating: R

 

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a romance and true New York story that will feel familiar to people who have chosen to make their lives on Long Island. Irish immigrant Eilis moves to Brooklyn in the 1950s to follow a job opportunity, and in the process must deal with homesickness, falling in love, and learning that home really is where the heart is.

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Where to see it: Rent at home or borrow from the NEN Public Library

Rating: PG-13

 

The Namesake

Based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake deals with themes of belonging and the tension between the traditions immigrants bring with them and the ones they make in their new homes. The movie shows the parallel lives of Bengali immigrants Ashoke and Ashime and their American son, Gogol, and focuses especially on his experience come to terms with his shared Bengali and American heritage.

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Where to see it: Free on Hulu or Amazon Prime, rent at home, or borrow from the NEN Public Library

Rating: PG-13






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