Effective Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Films

Some Suggestions

For more information about these films, including plot material and cast and character information, access the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) at http://www.imdb.com.

Bend It Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha, United Kingdom, 2002, comedy. It involves British and Sikh (UK) cultures.

The Color of Friendship, Kevin Hooks, USA, 2000, drama. It involves White South African and African American cultures. The Help, 2010, African- and European-American interactions in 1960s.

Crossing Over, Wayne Cramer, USA, 2009, drama. It involves North American, Mexican, Iranian-American, Korean, Jewish American, Australian and Bangladeshi cultures.

Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner, USA, 1990, Western/drama. It involves North American and Native American cultures.

Echo Park L.A., Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, USA, 2005, drama. It involves British, Mexican-American and North American cultures.

Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood, USA, 2006, war. It involves North American and Japanese cultures.

Fools Rush In, Andy Tennant, USA, 1997, romantic comedy. It involves Mexican American and North American cultures.

The Gods Must Be Crazy, Jamie Uys, South Africa, 1980, comedy. It involves Sho Bushmen and White South African cultures.

Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood, USA, 2008, drama. It involves North American and Hmong cultures.

Gung Ho, Ron Howard, USA, 1986, comedy/drama. It involves Japanese and North American cultures.

Hsi Yen (The Wedding Banquet), Ang Lee, USA 1993, drama/comedy. It involves North American, Chinese, and Chinese-American cultures. The main character happens to be gay.

The Imitation Game (2014) Benedict Cumberbatch, Kiera Knightley. During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Turing happens to be gay.

The Joy Luck Club, Wayne Wang, USA, 1993, drama. It involves Chinese, North American, and Chinese-American cultures.

Jungle 2 Jungle, John Pasquin, USA, 1997, comedy. It involves North American and Amazon Indian cultures.

Jungle Fever, Spike Lee, USA, 1991, drama/love story. It involves African American and Italian-American cultures.

The ‘L’ Word, 2006-9. Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman. This Showtime series features intertwined stories about the lives and loves of a group of lesbians and bisexuals in Los Angeles.

The Last Samurai, Edward Zwick, USA/New Zealand/Japan, 2003, action/historical adventure. It involves Japanese and North American cultures.

Leap Year, Anand Tucker, Ireland, 2009, romantic comedy. It involves Irish and North American cultures.

Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola, USA, 2003, drama/comedy. It involves Japanese and North American cultures.

My Beautiful Laundrette, Steven Frears, United Kingdom, 1985, social drama. It involves Pakastani (UK) and British cultures.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Joel Zwick, USA/Canada, 2002, comedy/romance. It involves North American, Greek, and Greek-American cultures.

Not Without My Daughter, Brian Gilbert, USA, 1990, drama. It involves Iranian and North American cultures.

The Other End of the Line, James Dodson, USA/India, 2008, comedy/romance. It involves Indian and North American cultures.

Outsourced, John Jeffcoat, India/USA, 2006, comedy. It involves Indian and North American cultures.

The Ramen Girl, Robert Allan Ackerman, USA/Japan, 2008, comedy/drama/romance. It involves Japanese and North American cultures.

Selma 2014. A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

Snow Falling on Cedars, Scott Hicks, USA, 1999, drama. It involves North American, Japanese, and Japanese-American cultures.

Spanglish, James L. Brooks, USA, 2004, comedy of manners. It involves North American and Mexican-American cultures.

TransAmerica, 2011, transgendered woman must face son as they travel across the US.

Witness, Peter Weir, USA, 1985, thriller. It involves Amish and North American cultures.

The Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Weir, Australia, 1982, drama/political thriller. It involves Australian, British, and Indonesian cultures.