This lecture highlights the representation of immigrants in early Hollywood cinema and the evolution of the portrayal of immigrant characters in more recent films. It also explores the ways in which immigrant stories are used to address larger social, political, and cultural issues. We will look at movies that detail the immigrant experience such as The Godfather, Part II (1974); America America(1963); and Avalon (1990); films from the early silent days such as Charlie Chaplan's The Immigrant (1917); to more recent films like Brooklyn (2015) and Minari (2020), as well as comical or allegorical commentary on the immigrant experience like Coming to America (1988). The lecture concludes with a discussion of the importance of accurate and nuanced representation of immigrant experiences in movies and the impact that these representations can have on shaping public perception and understanding of immigration.