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1. Scent of a Woman (1992)

R | 156 min | Drama

8.0

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57 Metascore

A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.

Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar

Votes: 329,647 | Gross: $63.90M

2. The Little Hours (2017)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance

5.8

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69 Metascore

In the Middle Ages, a young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. Introduced as a deaf mute man, he must fight to hold his cover as the nuns try to resist temptation.

Director: Jeff Baena | Stars: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza

Votes: 25,498 | Gross: $1.65M

3. The Decameron (1971)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History

7.0

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An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanovic, Vincenzo Amato

Votes: 12,130

4. The Catholic School (2021)

TV-MA | 106 min | Drama

5.6

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In late September 1975, a renowned Catholic school in Rome for sheltered, upper-middle-class boys is attacked in what became known as the Circeo Massacre. The film examines what triggered the violence.

Director: Stefano Mordini | Stars: Benedetta Porcaroli, Giulio Pranno, Emanuele Maria Di Stefano, Giulio Fochetti

Votes: 3,636

5. The Innocent (1976)

R | 112 min | Drama, Romance

7.4

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Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti

Votes: 4,276

6. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance

7.2

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Stories about three very different women and the men they attract.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè, Agostino Salvietti

Votes: 10,150

7. Baba Yaga (1973)

Unrated | 89 min | Horror

5.7

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A photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.

Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle De Funès, Ely Galleani

Votes: 2,249

8. Sweet Adolescents (1977)

108 min | Drama

6.2

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In 1948, two teenagers covertly discover new prohibited games.

Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Leonora Fani, Tino Schirinzi, Paola Senatore, Sven Valsecchi

Votes: 370

9. Scent of a Woman (1974)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

7.5

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A young private is assigned to accompany a blind captain. It soon becomes clear that they are both complex personalities.

Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Momo, Agostina Belli, Moira Orfei

Votes: 5,170

10. Beach House (1977)

106 min | Comedy

6.3

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Different groups of people share cabin #19 for changing at an Italian beach.

Director: Sergio Citti | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jodie Foster, Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido

Votes: 821

11. I'm Not Scared (2003)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.4

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73 Metascore

A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.

Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio Careccia, Riccardo Zinna

Votes: 15,560 | Gross: $1.62M

12. Me and You (2012)

103 min | Drama

6.5

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57 Metascore

An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Tea Falco, Sonia Bergamasco, Veronica Lazar

Votes: 5,888

13. Danger: Diabolik (1968)

Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

6.5

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A master thief and his sensual lover pull off heist after heist, all while an envious coalition of cops and gangsters is gunning for them.

Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi

Votes: 7,207

14. Satanik (1968)

Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller

4.6

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A withered old hag turns into a beautiful young woman after drinking a youth formula.

Director: Piero Vivarelli | Stars: Magda Konopka, Julio Peña, Umberto Raho, Luigi Montini

Votes: 429

15. The Forbidden Room (1977)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

6.9

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Bizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion in Venezia, and it's soon obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.

Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Danilo Mattei, Anicée Alvina

Votes: 1,318

16. Beautiful Antonia, First a Nun Then a Demon (1972)

82 min | Comedy

5.3

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To spite her father, a young woman enters a convent. However, the woman's old boyfriend shows up and tries to win her back.

Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Piero Focaccia, Riccardo Garrone, Dada Gallotti

Votes: 251

17. Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)

100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

4.7

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Stuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito (Marcello Mastroianni) sometimes has difficulty separating truth from fiction. When he dreams that his gangster neighbor ... See full summary »

Director: Eduardo De Filippo | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Raquel Welch, Guido Alberti, Leopoldo Trieste

Votes: 168

18. Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977)

122 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.9

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A meek middle-aged man finally takes justice into his own hands.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Shelley Winters, Vincenzo Crocitti, Renzo Carboni

Votes: 3,055

19. Time of Indifference (1964)

84 min | Drama

6.7

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A penniless countess falls in love with a cad, unaware that he is also involved on the side with her beautiful daughter.

Director: Francesco Maselli | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Tomas Milian

Votes: 449

20. Valentina (1989)

110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

5.9

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The events revolve around the investigations of the photographer Valentina Rosselli, relating to intrigues and mysteries in which she ends up entangled due to her curiosity. In her ... See full summary »

Stars: Demetra Hampton, Russel Case, Antonello Fassari, Mary Sellers

Votes: 109

21. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (1984 TV Movie)

82 min | Drama, Musical

8.2

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Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, ... See full summary »

Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Michael Biehn, Nicholas Clay, Franco Citti, Urs Althaus

Votes: 109

22. Bebo's Girl (1964)

106 min | Crime, Drama

6.9

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A country girl becomes involved with a partisan, follows him, and stands by him even when sentenced for crimes.

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel, Dany París

Votes: 524

23. Gli indifferenti (1988 TV Movie)

200 min | Drama

6.7

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It focuses on the Ardengo family entity, once part of the bourgeoisie, but then overwhelmed by a financial crisis. It is Leo Merumeci, a cynical and unscrupulous character, who threatens the family fortune more closely.

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Peter Fonda, Sophie Ward, Cris Campion

Votes: 30

24. Hry lásky sálivé (1971)

112 min | Comedy, History

7.1

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In "The Arabian Horse", the respectable bourgeois Francesco Vergellesi is so firmly convinced of his wife's virtue that he does not hesitate to bet her against the rare stallion he has his ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Bozidara Turzonovová, Jozef Adamovic, Jirí Sovák

Votes: 48

25. Archandel Gabriel a paní Husa (1965)

28 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

6.4

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A joyful puppet film based on a story from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It is a story of a philandering monk and a beautiful but dull lady who surrenders only to archangel Gabriel. A ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Trnka

Votes: 130

26. The Young Nun (1964)

97 min | Drama, Romance

4.0

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The life of Antonio suddenly changes when she meets Serena, a young nun who took the veil to escape the hard life of the country and has chosen the provision of assistance to the sick to ... See full summary »

Director: Bruno Paolinelli | Stars: Laura Efrikian, Hannes Schmidhauser, Cesarino Miceli Picardi, Carlo Alighiero

Votes: 14