Italian movies: Watched
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1. The Dinner (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Tensions between two brothers and their families escalate when a video of two teenagers, possibly son of one brother and daughter of the other, beating a homeless woman to death, shows up.
Director: Ivano De Matteo | Stars: Alessandro Gassmann, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Barbora Bobulova
Votes: 1,747 | Gross: $0.01M
2. Bread and Tulips (2000)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Romance
After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.
Director: Silvio Soldini | Stars: Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battiston, Antonio Catania
Votes: 10,074 | Gross: $5.31M
3. 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: 23,210 | Gross: $0.27M
4. The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Inspired by real events, this is a black comedy about 20 years of history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s, mocking Mafia Bosses and restoring the generosity of the heroes of Antimafia. It's ... See full summary »
Director: Pif | Stars: Cristiana Capotondi, Pif, Alex Bisconti, Ginevra Antona
Votes: 8,879 | Gross: $0.04M
5. Loose Cannons (2010)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies ... See full summary »
Director: Ferzan Özpetek | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi, Ennio Fantastichini
Votes: 13,390
6. 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: 13,431 | Gross: $0.16M
7. One Hundred Steps (2000)
114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
"I cento passi" (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos' house and the house of Tano Badalamenti, an important Mafia boss, in the small Sicilian town of Cinisi. The ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia
Votes: 6,399
8. Notte prima degli esami (2006)
100 min | Comedy
A group of Italian friends is preparing for their final exams.
Director: Fausto Brizzi | Stars: Giorgio Faletti, Cristiana Capotondi, Nicolas Vaporidis, Sarah Maestri
Votes: 5,380
9. 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: 15,553 | Gross: $1.62M
10. 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
11. Mia madre (2015)
R | 106 min | Drama
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti
Votes: 7,758 | Gross: $0.30M
12. Johnny Stecchino (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Volpi
Votes: 11,556 | Gross: $0.57M
13. The Postman (1994)
PG | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Directors: Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi | Stars: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 39,004 | Gross: $21.85M
14. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,939 | Gross: $11.99M
15. Forever Mary (1989)
102 min | Drama, Crime
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo
Votes: 1,228
16. 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: 7,988 | Gross: $0.00M
17. 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: 51,214 | Gross: $1.58M
18. Unique Brothers (2014)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
Pietro is a handsome, recognised and well accommodated Surgeon in its mid 40s. After a fatal accident from which he remains uninjured, doctors diagnose almost full amnesia. He does not ... See full summary »
Director: Alessio Maria Federici | Stars: Raoul Bova, Luca Argentero, Carolina Crescentini, Miriam Leone
Votes: 884
19. Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.
Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 14,177
20. Il capo dei capi (2007– )
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of Salvatore Riina ('Totò u Curtu'), a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily.
Stars: Claudio Gioè, Daniele Liotti, Salvatore Lazzaro, Simona Cavallari
Votes: 3,807
21. 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: 71,390
22. A Special Day (1977)
Approved | 106 min | Drama
Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd
Votes: 15,836
23. God Willing (2015)
87 min | Comedy
A young man's decision to become a priest affects his whole family, especially his father.
Director: Edoardo Maria Falcone | Stars: Marco Giallini, Alessandro Gassmann, Laura Morante, Ilaria Spada
Votes: 4,463
24. Them Who? (2015)
96 min | Comedy
At 36, David has a one and only ambition: to win the respect of the president of the company he works for and, in the process, to get a better position with the substantial salary increase ... See full summary »
Directors: Fabio Bonifacci, Francesco Miccichè | Stars: Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo, Ivano Marescotti, Catrinel Marlon
Votes: 1,873
25. Like Crazy (2016)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti, Sergio Albelli
Votes: 10,277 | Gross: $0.11M
26. Pazze di me (2013)
94 min | Comedy
Andrea, unico maschio in un'ingombrante famiglia tutta al femminile (sono sette: mamma, tre sorelle, nonna, badante e cane, rigorosamente femmina), ha finalmente incontrato Giulia, la donna... See full synopsis »
Director: Fausto Brizzi | Stars: Francesco Mandelli, Paola Minaccioni, Chiara Francini, Loretta Goggi
Votes: 805
27. Tutta colpa di Freud (2014)
120 min | Comedy
A psychoanalyst deals with three patients who are going through various difficulties in their love life. Unfortunately, these three patients are his beloved daughters.
Director: Paolo Genovese | Stars: Marco Giallini, Vittoria Puccini, Anna Foglietta, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 4,300
28. 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
29. Rome, Open City (1945)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Vito Annichiarico
Votes: 28,977
30. The Easy Life (1962)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora
Votes: 12,416
31. Marriage Italian Style (1964)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano
Votes: 11,035
32. At War with Love (2016)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tender love story intertwines with the Allied conquest of Sicily during World War II, where the US Army has to gain support from the locals.
Director: Pif | Stars: Pif, Andrea Di Stefano, Miriam Leone, Vincent Riotta
Votes: 2,356
33. Era d'estate (2016)
100 min | Drama
The intimate story of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1985, after being threatened by Italy's Cosa Nostra, forcing them to isolate with their families on the Asinara Island under heavy police and military escort.
Director: Fiorella Infascelli | Stars: Francesco Acquaroli, Giovanni Anzaldo, Giovanni D'Aleo, Giuseppe Fiorello
Votes: 105
34. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri
Votes: 175,177 | Gross: $0.33M
35. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
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: 10,122
36. Shoeshine (1946)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Rinaldo Smordoni, Franco Interlenghi, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortensi
Votes: 8,112
37. Belli di papà (I) (2015)
100 min | Comedy
In the lead of the family comedy, we are watching award-winning actor Diego Abatantuono. Rich businessman Vincenzo realizes that he is not very interested in his children. But they are ... See full summary »
Director: Guido Chiesa | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Matilde Gioli, Francesco Facchinetti, Antonio Catania
Votes: 950
38. La Dolce Vita (1960)
Not Rated | 174 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 78,212 | Gross: $19.52M
39. La mafia uccide solo d'estate (2016–2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A TV series following the story of the movie by the same title. Also in this case Pif tells the story of a young boy in the city of Palermo during the roaring seventies, when the mafia was not around, officially.......
Stars: Claudio Gioè, Anna Foglietta, Francesco Scianna, Edoardo Buscetta
Votes: 1,191
40. 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: 21,844
41. Paisan (1946)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, War
American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs, Robert Van Loon
Votes: 9,555
42. My Brilliant Friend (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.
Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Annarita Vitolo
Votes: 17,733
43. La siciliana ribelle (2008)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who broke the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence and testified against the "family business" after both her father ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Amenta | Stars: Veronica D'Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Marcello Mazzarella, Mario Pupella
Votes: 1,902 | Gross: $0.07M
44. Ordinary Happiness (2019)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After a deadly accident, Paolo comes back on Earth just 92 minutes more, thanks to a calculation error made in a paradise office.
Director: Daniele Luchetti | Stars: Pif, Thony, Renato Carpentieri, Franz Cantalupo
Votes: 1,610
45. Poor But Beautiful (1957)
101 min | Comedy, Romance
Romolo and Salvatore are two young men who are neighbors and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona in Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beautiful Giovanna.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto
Votes: 788
46. The Traitor (2019)
R | 153 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi
Votes: 12,974
47. Nero a metà (2018– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Carlo Guerrieri, a veteran police officer from Rome, finds himself partnered with a rookie who was born in Ivory Coast but raised in the capital.
Stars: Claudio Amendola, Miguel Gobbo Diaz, Rosa Diletta Rossi, Margherita Vicario
Votes: 1,029
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