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1. Grass Hook Massacre (2019 Video)
Horror
Directors: Joe Pinkerton, Laume Conroy, Ron Ford, John J. Kerecz | Stars: Lucien Eisenach, Tarja Löwenstein, Joe Pinkerton, Joseph Pozo
Votes: 33
2. Odissea (1968)
GP | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Carlo Alighiero, Leonard Steckel, Constantin Andrieu
Votes: 860
3. Deducoria (2018)
15 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
A young couple breaks into a lost places flat, to make out with each other. While they are doing jokes about her ex-boyfriend, a golden-nose killer is following them and later coming after their lifes. Will he reach his own goals?
Director: Patrick Templin | Stars: Lukas Buck, Davide di Bolza, Felipe M. Falconi, Ronja Hasler
Votes: 6
4. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,898 | Gross: $74.70M
5.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Franco Rossi, Mario Bava | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Samson Burke, Barbara Bach, Marina Berti
Votes: 24
6. Cops and Robbers (1951)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
Directors: Mario Monicelli, Steno | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Totò, Ave Ninchi, William Tubbs
Votes: 1,759
7.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Franco Rossi, Mario Bava | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Scilla Gabel, Fausto Tozzi
Votes: 25
8. Rabid Dogs (1974)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean escape.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Lea Lander, George Eastman, Riccardo Cucciolla, Don Backy
Votes: 5,270
9. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé
Votes: 105,586
10. Waterloo (I) (1970)
G | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk | Stars: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 12,649 | Gross: $3.05M
11. Uomini e cieli (1947)
77 min | Drama, Romance, War
Director: Francesco De Robertis | Stars: Giulio Faido, Lamberto Baviera, Vasco Marlia, Bruno Alfio Taccari
Votes: 30
12. A Dog's Life (1950)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Tragicomedy telling of the trials and tribulations of a troupe of variety show artists.
Directors: Mario Monicelli, Steno | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Gina Lollobrigida, Delia Scala, Tamara Lees
Votes: 336
13. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Arianna Gorini
Votes: 13,043
14. Black Sunday (1960)
Approved | 87 min | Horror
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani
Votes: 17,624
15. Papà diventa mamma (1952)
84 min | Comedy
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Ave Ninchi, Giovanna Ralli, Carlo Delle Piane
Votes: 89
16. Ecco la felicità (1940)
102 min | Comedy
A banker has been locked away by his family due to his erratic and possibly immoral behavior.Escaping, he hides out in a boarding house and tries to bring happiness to several of its residents.
Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Michel Simon, Ramon Novarro, Jacqueline Delubac, Micheline Presle
Votes: 34
17. Black Sabbath (1963)
Approved | 97 min | Horror
Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon
Votes: 13,929
18. The Evil Eye (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino
Votes: 5,371
19.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part VI
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
In the series finale rebellion is triggered by Moses' harsh punishment of lawbreakers and by his scouting party's grim news that the Israelites must battle their way into Canaan.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 15
20. Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
GP | 83 min | Horror, Mystery
A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and a medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Erika Blanc, Fabienne Dali, Piero Lulli
Votes: 7,601
21. I giochi del diavolo (1981– )
Fantasy, Horror
A story about the devil's influence on five people's lives in 20th-century Venice.
Stars: Daria Nicolodi, Rada Rassimov, Gabriele Ferzetti, Donato Placido
Votes: 33
22. We Stole a Tram (1954)
91 min | Comedy
Cesare Mancini is a tram driver who lives in Bologna. One day he accidentally hits a woman on a bicycle, the accident costs Cesare the relegation to a ticket seller.
Directors: Aldo Fabrizi, Mario Bonnard | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Carlo Campanini, Juan de Landa, Lucia Banti
Votes: 162
23. S.O.S. Submarine (1941)
71 min | Drama
During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours worth of air to get it back to the surface.
Director: Francesco De Robertis | Stars: Felga Lauri, Diego Pozzetto, Marichetta Stoppa
Votes: 99
24. Love of a Clown - Pagliacci (1948)
67 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio.
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Tito Gobbi, Gina Lollobrigida, Onelia Fineschi, Afro Poli
Votes: 97
25. Barber of Seville (1947)
90 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, Nelly Corradi, Vito De Taranto
Votes: 27
26. The Whip and the Body (1963)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Romance
The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli
Votes: 4,673
27. Ulysses (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestà
Votes: 4,652
28. La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
95 min | Comedy
A Sunday at the beach for the Passaguai family is a succession of more or less pleasant adventures.
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Peppino De Filippo, Ave Ninchi, Luigi Pavese
Votes: 209
29. High School (1954)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Luciano Emmer | Stars: Ugo Amaldi, Vittorio André, Claudio Barbesino, Gianni Bonini
Votes: 56
30. Yellow (II) (2006)
7 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
A short film influenced by the feel of the Italian giallo films of yesteryear.
Director: Semih Tareen | Stars: Lisa Beck, Benjamin Cameron
Votes: 74
31.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part III
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
A biopic of Moses, who found the Ten Commandments and parted the Red Sea.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 15
32. Inferno (1980)
R | 106 min | Horror
An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi
Votes: 24,042
33. A Bay of Blood (1971)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati
Votes: 12,736
34. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
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: 7,201
35. Lust of the Vampire (1957)
82 min | Horror
Paris. Young girls are found dead, drained from their blood. A journalist investigates these murders while the beautiful Gisele, from a noble family, tries to seduce him.
Directors: Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava | Stars: Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo, Dario Michaelis, Wandisa Guida
Votes: 1,942
36.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part I
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
A biopic of Moses, who found the Ten Commandments and parted the Red Sea.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 16
37. Il viale della speranza (1953)
86 min | Comedy
Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta... See full summary »
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Cosetta Greco, Marcello Mastroianni, Liliana Bonfatti, Piera Simoni
Votes: 117
38. La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna (1952)
96 min | Comedy
To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there.
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Erminio Macario, Ave Ninchi, Luigi Pavese
Votes: 65
39. Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava
Directors: Gabriele Acerbo, Roberto Pisoni | Stars: Dario Argento, Fabrizio Bava, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava
Votes: 68
40.
I giochi del diavolo (1981– )
Episode:
La Venere d'Ille
(1979)
61 min | Fantasy, Horror
Wealthy landowner Mr. De Peyhorrade uncovers a bronze statue of Venus on his property. Afterwards, De Peyhorrade asks an antique expert, named Matthew, from another village to examine the ... See full summary »
Directors: Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava | Stars: Daria Nicolodi, Marc Porel, Fausto Di Bella, Adriana Innocenti
Votes: 159
41.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part V
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
A biopic of Moses, who found the Ten Commandments and parted the Red Sea.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 14
42. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery
A tourist spends the night in a derelict Spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the Devil she had seen on an old fresco.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano
Votes: 5,354
43. Shock (1977)
R | 93 min | Horror
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband, who possesses their young son.
Directors: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava | Stars: Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 4,681
44. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
GP | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Jesús Puente
Votes: 4,330
45. Natale al campo 119 (1947)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, War
After WW2, a group of Italian soldiers languishing in a California POW camp is nostalgically reminiscing about the happy pre-war years while awaiting repatriation.
Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 64
46.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part II
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
In part 2 Burt Lancaster takes over the role of Moses who returns to Egypt to free his people from slavery after hearing the voice of God emanating from a burning bush.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 17
47.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part IV
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
Moses leads his people in an arduous wilderness trek after divine intervention takes them safely across the Red Sea.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 14
48. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda, Evi Marandi
Votes: 7,013 | Gross: $0.25M
49. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
G | 84 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Hercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Leonora Ruffo, George Ardisson
Votes: 2,352
50. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, George Ardisson
Votes: 960