Quality - IT Drama
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1. Malena (2000)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Votes: 112,055 | Gross: $3.45M
2. The Son's Room (2001)
R | 99 min | Drama
A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba-diving accident.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine Trinca, Giuseppe Sanfelice
Votes: 21,446 | Gross: $1.01M
3. Terraferma (2011)
R | 88 min | Drama
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Fiorello, Mimmo Cuticchio
Votes: 3,212
4. Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A chronicle of the 1969 bombing at a major national bank in Milan and its aftermath.
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michela Cescon, Giorgio Colangeli
Votes: 2,878
5. Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (2009)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A young writer strikes up a relationship with his daughter's swimming instructor.
Director: Giuseppe Piccioni | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino, Sonia Bergamasco, Lidia Vitale
Votes: 749
6. Tutta la vita davanti (2008)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A brilliant recent graduate struggles to find work. After falling into a babysitting job, she is introduced by the child's mother to the world of the international call center, its employees, and the fast pace that drives them.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Isabella Ragonese, Massimo Ghini, Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti
Votes: 3,330
7. Velocità massima (2002)
111 min | Drama
Claudio, age 17, has a simple aspiration: he wants to be a mechanic. His father, though, would like him to take over his small auto-wrecker company that he has built up over his lifetime.
Director: Daniele Vicari | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Cristiano Morroni, Alessia Barela, Ivano De Matteo
Votes: 591
8. Working Slowly (Radio Alice) (2004)
111 min | Drama
This documentary-style film takes place in Bologna, Italy. The Radio Alice program began on February 9, 1976. The radio station used an ex-military transmitter. They were mao-dadaists. The ... See full synopsis »
Director: Guido Chiesa | Stars: Marco Luisi, Tommaso Ramenghi, Claudia Pandolfi, Valerio Mastandrea
Votes: 648
9. Respiro (2002)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
On an impoverished Italian island, a free-spirited woman is accused of madness by townspeople fed up with her antics.
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, Francesco Casisa, Veronica D'Agostino
Votes: 4,845 | Gross: $1.07M
10. Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s.
Director: Daniele Luchetti | Stars: Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Angela Finocchiaro, Massimo Popolizio
Votes: 6,762 | Gross: $0.25M
11. The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008)
105 min | Comedy
Florence, early seventies. Marco is a young man, he still live with his parent and has a girlfriend, Cristina. He doesn't know what to do in his life but he is very passionate about music ... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Patierno | Stars: Elio Germano, Laura Chiatti, Martina Stella, Carlo Monni
Votes: 385
12. The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)
120 min | Drama
A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, thus discovering an evil part of himself he has never known.
Director: Daniele Vicari | Stars: Elio Germano, Michele Riondino, Chiara Caselli, Valentina Lodovini
Votes: 549
13. As God Commands (2008)
103 min | Drama, Thriller
A dark drama centered on a 14-year-old boy and his neo-Nazi dad, who are both outcasts in their suburban town.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Filippo Timi, Elio Germano, Alvaro Caleca, Angelica Leo
Votes: 1,511
14. Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Libero De Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino, Massimiliano Gallo
Votes: 1,163
15. Baaria (2009)
Not Rated | 163 min | Comedy, Drama
Baaria is Sicilian slang for Bagheria where Tornatore was born and this is an autobiographic epic of three generations in the Sicilian village where he was born.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madè, Lina Sastri, Ángela Molina
Votes: 7,992 | Gross: $0.00M
16. The Best of Youth (2003)
R | 374 min | Drama, Romance
An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, Adriana Asti
Votes: 23,213 | Gross: $0.27M
17. The Front Line (2009)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Italian man looks back from his jail cell on his youthful exploits as a political extremist with understanding, candour and remorse.
Director: Renato De Maria | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Rongione, Dario Aita
Votes: 657
18. Facing Windows (2003)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for the Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her ...
Director: Ferzan Özpetek | Stars: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro
Votes: 11,679 | Gross: $0.54M
19. The Scent of the Night (1998)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A former policeman turns full-time criminal and goes on a downward spiral of crime in the 1980s Rome.
Director: Claudio Caligari | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Alessia Fugardi
Votes: 1,247
20. Life Sentence (2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama
Chasing his dream of living life to the limit, a boy is caught up in an unstoppable race which will make a true mafia boss of this young University student.
Directors: Davide Barletti, Lorenzo Conte | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Valentina Cervi, Daniele Pilli, Giorgio Careccia
Votes: 124
21. Corpo Celeste (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Thirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister and struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar city and the catechism of the Catholic church.
Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Yile Yara Vianello, Salvatore Cantalupo, Pasqualina Scuncia, Anita Caprioli
Votes: 1,910 | Gross: $0.01M
22. A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012)
112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Filippo Nigro, Marco Giallini, Andrea Sartoretti
Votes: 8,158
23. The Unknown Woman (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Piera Degli Esposti
Votes: 16,039 | Gross: $0.02M
24. The Star Maker (1995)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A photographer and the types of people he encounters.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato, Franco Scaldati, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 5,481 | Gross: $0.12M
25. Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
127 min | Drama
A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit.
Director: Daniele Vicari | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Jennifer Ulrich, Elio Germano, Davide Iacopini
Votes: 4,061
26. Rust (2011)
PG | 109 min | Drama
In a hot summer, the lives of the children are about to be changed forever when two girls are found raped and murdered. The children know who the suspect is but knowing that the adults will... See full summary »
Director: Daniele Gaglianone | Stars: Filippo Timi, Stefano Accorsi, Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Solarino
Votes: 486
27. Youth (I) (2015)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda
Votes: 83,103 | Gross: $2.70M
28. Suburra (2015)
130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Elio Germano, Claudio Amendola, Alessandro Borghi
Votes: 21,849
29. Alaska (I) (2015)
125 min | Drama, Romance
Fausto and Nadine meet for the first time in a hotel in Paris. They both are fragile, alone and obsessed with an unreachable desire of happiness. Fausto is an Italian man who moved to ... See full summary »
Director: Claudio Cupellini | Stars: Elio Germano, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Valerio Binasco, Elena Radonicich
Votes: 2,286
30. Perfect Strangers (2016)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.
Director: Paolo Genovese | Stars: Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo
Votes: 71,418
31. Italian Race (2016)
118 min | Drama, Sport
Giulia is a young promise of GT racing. When her life falls apart, her only hope is her brother, a drug addict and former rally champion.
Director: Matteo Rovere | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Matilda De Angelis, Paolo Graziosi, Lorenzo Gioielli
Votes: 5,645
32. Human Capital (2013)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Guglielmo Pinelli
Votes: 13,432 | Gross: $0.16M
33. The Great Beauty (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso
Votes: 97,427 | Gross: $2.85M
34. The Jewel (2011)
110 min | Drama
Ernesto Bolta is the accountant of LEDA, a big agribusiness. Its founder, Amanzio Rastelli, appointed several of his relations to managerial positions and the firm decided quite lightly to ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Molaioli | Stars: Toni Servillo, Remo Girone, Sarah Felberbaum, Lino Guanciale
Votes: 1,296
35. The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)
118 min | Drama
Non-linearly follows two kids, rejected by their peers, who become friends. They separate later in life and dedicate to their careers. Still, they feel as if something is missing.
Director: Saverio Costanzo | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Marinelli, Arianna Nastro, Vittorio Lomartire
Votes: 3,776
36. Il Divo (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci
Votes: 19,013 | Gross: $0.24M
37. Gomorrah (2008)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Drama
Scampia Vele is the Corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.
Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Abbruzzese, Toni Servillo, Simone Sacchettino
Votes: 51,218 | Gross: $1.58M
38. Romanzo Criminale (2005)
152 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1970s, it's the story of three lifelong friends who take control of organized crime in Rome.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Anna Mouglalis, Pierfrancesco Favino, Claudio Santamaria
Votes: 9,664
39. I'm Not Scared (2003)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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: 15,555 | Gross: $1.62M
40. One Man Up (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, who are on the decline and lead strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer whose success ends after a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Antonino Bruschetta, Angela Goodwin
Votes: 3,129
41. Good Morning, Night (2003)
106 min | Drama
The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Maya Sansa, Luigi Lo Cascio, Roberto Herlitzka, Paolo Briguglia
Votes: 4,045 | Gross: $0.01M
42. The Right Distance (2007)
TV-14 | 106 min | Drama
A writer's need to maintain an appropriate amount of professional "distance" from his or her subject; the journalist in question here is Giovanni, a late adolescent with a flair for journalistic correspondence.
Director: Carlo Mazzacurati | Stars: Giovanni Capovilla, Valentina Lodovini, Ahmed Hafiene, Giuseppe Battiston
Votes: 1,216
43. Dogman (2018)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.
Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi
Votes: 29,776 | Gross: $0.15M
44. The First King (2019)
TV-MA | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.
Director: Matteo Rovere | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione, Massimiliano Rossi
Votes: 5,935
45. The Champion (2019)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Christian is an extremely talented as well as unpredictable football player. After his latest screw-up, the president of his team decides to assign him a personal tutor, to help him in ... See full summary »
Director: Leonardo D'Agostini | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Andrea Carpenzano, Massimo Popolizio, Anita Caprioli
Votes: 1,995
46. On My Skin: The Last Seven Days of Stefano Cucchi (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Biography, Drama
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime but in just one week's time, a family is changed forever.
Director: Alessio Cremonini | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Massimiliano Tortora, Milvia Marigliano, Jasmine Trinca
Votes: 10,189
47. Delta (2022)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Osso wants to save the river Delta from over-fishing at the hands of the Florians. The Florians have Elia with them, who is born in those lands. The two men will confront each other.
Director: Michele Vannucci | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti, Greta Esposito
Votes: 303
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