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1. The Godfather (1972)
R | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,016,538 | Gross: $134.97M
2. Cabrini (2024)
PG-13 | 142 min | Biography, Drama
After witnessing disease and poverty in the slums of New York, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini embarks on a daring journey to persuade the hostile mayor to provide housing and healthcare for hundreds of orphaned children.
Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Cristiana Dell'Anna, John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 4,484
3. Léon: The Professional (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello
Votes: 1,247,865 | Gross: $19.50M
4. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,366,391 | Gross: $57.30M
5. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,795
6. The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Witness the making of Tony Soprano. The story that reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming the most iconic mob boss of all time.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 63,404
7. An American Tail (1986)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 58,148 | Gross: $47.48M
8. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 13,161 | Gross: $25.10M
9. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A baby boy discovered on an ocean liner in 1900 grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn
Votes: 69,205 | Gross: $0.26M
10. Bad Samaritan (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero
Votes: 26,142 | Gross: $3.44M
11. Cat's Eye (1985)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan
Votes: 28,204 | Gross: $13.09M
12. One Deadly Summer (1983)
R | 133 min | Drama, Mystery
A young woman who oozes sensuality arrives in a small town and marries the local mechanic. Was it love at first sight? What links her enigmatic presence to the family's piano? Is it curiosity or is it something far more sinister?
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Jenny Clève
Votes: 5,368
13. What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Cristina Galbó, Joachim Fuchsberger
Votes: 5,934
14. Modern Problems (1981)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Director: Ken Shapiro | Stars: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Dabney Coleman, Mary Kay Place
Votes: 5,830 | Gross: $26.15M
15. Clash by Night (1952)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe
Votes: 7,367
16. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Unrated | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper
Votes: 4,607
17. Hell Drivers (1957)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan
Votes: 4,063
18. The Sicilian Connection (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Mario (Placido), an Italian American who manages a pizzeria in NYC, is charged with an assassination of a judge in Palermo. He leaves the States, comes back to Sicily and recruit Michele, ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Michele Placido, Mark Chase, Simona Cavallari, Massimo De Francovich
Votes: 418
19. Flic Story (1975)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hunt for a seasoned killer becomes a matter of life for a policeman. Action-packed drama based on real events.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger
Votes: 2,942
20. They're a Weird Mob (1966)
112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli
Votes: 1,177
21. Comfort and Joy (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
Alan Bird witnesses how an ice cream van is attacked and destroyed by an angry competitor. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families, the Bernardis and the Rossis, over whose ice cream vans can sell where in Glasgow.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton
Votes: 2,356 | Gross: $1.06M
22. Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
GP | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1920s Boston, Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are scrutinized for their anarchist beliefs while on trial for robbery and murder.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack, Rosanna Fratello
Votes: 3,734 | Gross: $0.19M
23. Muschimaus mag's grad heraus (1973)
90 min | Comedy
Frivolous Senta (Ulrike Butz) is thrown out of her residence for a reason later explained. Owning just a suitcase and the clothes on her back (a raincoat) she decides to hitch a ride. To ... See full summary »
Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Ulrike Butz, Josef Moosholzer, Uschi Stiegelmaier, Roland Trenk
Votes: 61
24. Mima (1991)
84 min | Crime, Drama
Mima and her Italian family live in France. When her grandfather is killed, she discovers that they have a long-running family feud with the mafia.
Director: Philomène Esposito | Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Nino Manfredi, Margarita Lozano, Vittoria Scognamiglio
Votes: 126
25. Kid Galahad (1937)
Passed | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris
Votes: 3,935
26. The Promised Life (2018– )
Drama
The story unfolds during the 1920s, interweaving events, first in Italy and then in New York, of Carmela, a courageous mother always ready to fight for the life promised to herself and her family.
Stars: Luisa Ranieri, Rosanna Sapia, Francesca di Maggio, Francesco Arca
Votes: 158
27. Dropout (1970)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Mary is a disillusioned English banker's wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno. Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts.
Director: Tinto Brass | Stars: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Gigi Proietti, Frank Windsor
Votes: 248
28. Golden Door (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Vincent Schiavelli, Aurora Quattrocchi
Votes: 5,200 | Gross: $1.06M
29. Queen of Hearts (1989)
PG | 112 min | Comedy
An Italian couple defy both their families and marry for love. Four children later, they are running a diner in England. Humorous, dramatic, sad -- everything a movie should be.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Vittorio Duse, Joseph Long, Anita Zagaria, Eileen Way
Votes: 548 | Gross: $1.24M
30. From the Vine (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
A downtrodden man experiences an ethical crisis and travels back to his hometown in rural Italy to recalibrate his moral compass.
Director: Sean Cisterna | Stars: Joe Pantoliano, Paula Brancati, Marco Leonardi, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 719
31. The Year I Became a Liar (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
Director: Ricardo Trogi | Stars: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson, Gabriel Maillé
Votes: 2,045
32. Motel Confidential (1969)
85 min | Comedy
An old Italian dude runs the aptly named Quickie Motel where a variety of customers come for romantic romps, seedy sex and afternoon delights.
Director: Stephen C. Apostolof | Stars: Milton Kaye, Dora Lorber, Bunny Glaser, Coleen O'Brien
Votes: 57
33. Paris Pick-Up (1962)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
On a Christmas night, an ex-convict, Robert Herbin, meets a beautiful Italian married woman Marthe Drévet, who has got a lot of things to hide.
Director: Marcel Bluwal | Stars: Robert Hossein, Lea Massari, Robert Dalban, Maurice Biraud
Votes: 251
34. Heat Wave (2011)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama
On a sweltering day in the south of France; an alluring girl; her troubled boyfriend; her mysterious mother and a gruff neighbor collide in tragedy as their secrets lead to a series of shocking events.
Director: Jean-Jacques Jauffret | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Sylvie Lachat, Ulysse Grosjean, Yves Ruellan
Votes: 441
35. The Immigrants (1978 TV Movie)
240 min | Drama
A young Italian immigrant who loses everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake starts over again and builds up a shipping empire, but doesn't find the happiness he thought would come ... See full summary »
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Stephen Macht, Sharon Gless, Aimee Eccles, Richard Anderson
Votes: 73
36. Mansome (2012)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary that explores the question: In the age of manscaping, metrosexuals, and grooming products galore - what does it mean to be a man?
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Morgan Spurlock, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 2,939 | Gross: $0.02M
37. Toni (1935)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the 1920s, the Provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in agriculture. Many mingle with locals and settle down permanently - like Toni, an Italian who has ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny Hélia, Édouard Delmont
Votes: 2,093
38. Lives of the Saints (2004 TV Movie)
187 min | Drama
Vittorio Innocente, a young man, estranged from the tragedies of his Italian immigrant family, has spent his adult life denying his past. When his estranged father starts to stalk ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Sophia Loren, Fab Filippo, Jessica Paré, Sabrina Ferilli
Votes: 467
39. Costa Azzurra (1959)
84 min | Comedy
Various short stories. Giovanna arrives from Rome with her husband Alberto for a film audition. The journalist Gino comes to interview the great industrial Signore Carsoli. The famous ... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio Sala | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Rita Gam, Antonio Cifariello, Elsa Martinelli
Votes: 171
40. Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971)
113 min | Comedy
Amedeo is a poor Italian immigrant living in Australia for twenty years. Seeking to marry an Italian wife, he corresponds with Carmela, a pretty girl from Rome. They do not reveal their ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Claudia Cardinale, Riccardo Garrone, Corrado Olmi
Votes: 1,240
41. Made in Italy (1965)
100 min | Comedy
A group of Italians--tourists and immigrants--take a flight to Sweden. Two bourgeois couples choose a typical Italian restaurant by its name, 'La Trattoria', and are disgusted by the ... See full summary »
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Renzo Marignano, Claudio Gora, Marina Berti, Lionello Pio Di Savoia
Votes: 319
42. ¡Viva América! (1969)
105 min | Crime, Drama
In the 1930s, Italian immigrant from Sicily Frank Mannata, his brother Salvatore and sister Rosella run the Chicago Outfit for the mafia. The Italian-Irish O'Connor-Messina gang challenges them, which leads to a devastating gang war.
Director: Javier Setó | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Guglielmo Spoletini, Margaret Lee, Gogó Rojo
Votes: 62
43. Valentino (1951)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino makes it big in silent Hollywood, but he ends up struggling between his career and the woman he loves.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Patricia Medina, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 339
44. Gold in the Streets (1997)
94 min | Drama
Liam moves from Ireland to the USA, where he settles in the Bronx. There he works in a little bar owned by Italian Mario and lives with other illegal immigrants, including his cousin Des, ... See full summary »
Director: Liz Gill | Stars: Karl Geary, Jim Belushi, Ian Hart, Jared Harris
Votes: 118
45. The Good Bad Guy (1997)
110 min | Comedy
Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get close to his victim, but he's mistaken ... See full summary »
Director: Ezio Greggio | Stars: Ezio Greggio, Jessica Lundy, Rudy De Luca, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 244
46. Frank Serpico (2017)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.
Director: Antonino D'Ambrosio | Stars: Frank Serpico, Stanislao Pugliese, Janet Panetta, John O'Connor
Votes: 388 | Gross: $0.01M
47. Le fils préféré (1994)
100 min | Drama
A film shows a family through an adult man's figure, and his weekdays. The main character is one of the sons of an old and ill man who is in hospital nowadays. The father has 2 other sons ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Garcia | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Marc Barr, Roberto Herlitzka
Votes: 471
48. Breathless (2021)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the DR, hardened cop Manolo tries to take down an infamous drug cartel; meanwhile, his daughter has fallen in love with Lorenzo, a construction worker who's unwittingly gotten embroiled in the drug cartel's dealings.
Director: Ettore D'Alessandro | Stars: Elvis Nolasco, Ettore D'Alessandro, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Camila Santana
Votes: 38
49. Manhattan Gigolo (1986)
103 min | Drama
Italians Johnny and Rudy are two friends looking for work as actors in New York City. They meet beautiful model and actress Leslie and start a sexual relationship with her as a threesome. ... See full summary »
Director: Amasi Damiani | Stars: Gianni Dei, Andrea Thompson, Aris Iliopulos, Kayko Kawamoto
Votes: 46
50. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime, History
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.
Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan
Votes: 58