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1. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
R | 229 min | Crime, Drama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams
Votes: 377,579 | Gross: $5.32M
2. I bambini della sua vita (2010)
90 min | Drama
Director: Peter Marcias | Stars: Julien Alluguette, Giulia Bellu, Carla Buttarazzi, Andrea De Santis
Votes: 9
3. The Conformist (1970)
R | 113 min | Drama
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio
Votes: 33,681 | Gross: $0.54M
4. Fantozzi (1975)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly getting into difficult situations, but never loses his positive mood.
Director: Luciano Salce | Stars: Paolo Villaggio, Anna Mazzamauro, Gigi Reder, Giuseppe Anatrelli
Votes: 6,993
5.
We Are Angels (1997– )
Episode:
Polvere
(1997)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Richard Lynch, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 23
6. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,480 | Gross: $43.98M
7. Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
113 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.
Directors: Roberto Benigni, Massimo Troisi | Stars: Massimo Troisi, Roberto Benigni, Iris Peynado, Amanda Sandrelli
Votes: 7,084
8. Tre donne - La sciantosa (1971 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama, War
At risk of being evicted from her house in Turin during the great war, Flora Bertuccioli, a diva no younger than the café-chantant on the avenue of sunset, receives the offer to sing for the soldiers engaged at the front.
Director: Alfredo Giannetti | Stars: Anna Magnani, Massimo Ranieri, Rosita Pisano, Renato Romano
Votes: 97
9. Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro (1971 TV Movie)
114 min | Drama
in Rome, 1943, occupied by the Germans, Lieutenant Stelvio Parmegiani, a deserter from the Italian army, hides in a hotel and meets nurse Jolanda Morigi. She offers to hide him at her home, and in a short time, they begin a relationship.
Director: Alfredo Giannetti | Stars: Anna Magnani, Enrico Maria Salerno, Ivan Angeli, Fiammetta Baralla
Votes: 48
10. The Passenger (1975)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
Unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry
Votes: 26,172 | Gross: $0.62M
11. Todo modo (1976)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama
Party leader and power broker M. is holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a Jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansing.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Ciccio Ingrassia
Votes: 1,540
12. Senza via d'uscita - Un amore spezzato (2007 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama, Thriller
Director: Giorgio Serafini | Stars: Massimo Ranieri, Anna Galiena, Roberto Bocchi, Simona Borioni
Votes: 28
13. Death in Venice (1971)
GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci
Votes: 23,031 | Gross: $0.15M
14. Avanti! (1972)
R | 144 min | Comedy, Romance
A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body--and discovers that Dad died with his long-time mistress.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews
Votes: 11,657 | Gross: $3.30M
15. Ci vediamo in tribunale (1996 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Domenico Saverni | Stars: Nancy Brilli, Tullio Solenghi, Amanda Sandrelli, Blas Roca-Rey
Votes: 7
16. Night Sun (1990)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is ... See full summary »
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Julian Sands, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Massimo Bonetti, Margarita Lozano
Votes: 886
17. Il camorrista (1986)
171 min | Crime, Drama
Rise and fall of an Italian crime empire.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato
Votes: 1,666
18. Artemisia Sanchez (2007–2008)
Drama, Romance
XVIII century. Calabria, in the southern Italy, is a land shocked by violence, bandits and abuse of power. There are, however, in this punished country, some people wishing progress and ... See full summary »
Stars: Carlota Olcina, Michelle Bonev, Fabio Fulco, Gaetano Amato
Votes: 23
19. Viva Italia! (1977)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Several episodes depicting Italian's life in short humoristic stories.
Directors: Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti, Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi
Votes: 2,110
20.
We Are Angels (1997– )
Episode:
La fortuna piove dal cielo
(1997)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Kabir Bedi, David Hess
Votes: 25
21. Al di là del lago (2009–2011)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Brando Pacitto, Gioia Spaziani, Roberto Farnesi, Alberto Gimignani
Votes: 32
22. The Messiah (1975)
140 min | Biography, History
The story of the life of Jesus Christ.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Pier Maria Rossi, Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Fausto Di Bella
Votes: 381
23.
We Are Angels (1997– )
Episode:
Due facce da galera
(1997)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Kabir Bedi, David Hess
Votes: 33
24.
We Are Angels (1997– )
Episode:
In cerca dell'Eldorado
(1997)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Erik Estrada, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 26
25. Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
After his fishing boat is "periscoped", ex US footballer Bulldozer docks in an Italian port, where local criminals and American soldiers fight each other. Locals discover Bulldozer's talents and challenge the Yanks to a football game.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Nando Paone
Votes: 6,024
26. Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974)
R | 92 min | Comedy
The Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Laura Antonelli, Alberto Lionello, Michele Placido, Ugo Pagliai
Votes: 747
27. The Night Porter (1974)
R | 118 min | Drama
A concentration camp survivor rekindles her sadomasochistic relationship with her lover, a former SS officer - now working as a night porter at a Vienna hotel - but his former Nazi associates begin stalking them.
Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Ferzetti
Votes: 14,714 | Gross: $0.63M
28. 1870 (1972)
116 min | Drama, History
Rome, 1870. Opponents of the church power are being sent to prison. Some of the exhausted prisoners are asking for the mercy of Pope. Others, like Augusto Parenti, prefer to fight for their... See full summary »
Director: Alfredo Giannetti | Stars: Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Mario Carotenuto, Osvaldo Ruggieri
Votes: 100
29. Segreti segreti (1985)
92 min | Drama
Young terrorist Laura will be the common thread that links six women's personal stories, determining their sometimes tragic destinies, and discovering silence and complicity that she does not seek.
Director: Giuseppe Bertolucci | Stars: Lina Sastri, Rossana Podestà, Giulia Boschi, Alida Valli
Votes: 106
30. Buddy Goes West (1981)
98 min | Comedy, Western
Two outlaws: "The doctor" (Bud Spencer) and the Indian Girolamo (Amidou) are helping villagers to fight a gang and a corrupt sheriff who has discovered gold under the village.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner, Piero Trombetta, Carlo Reali
Votes: 3,633
31. Cominciò tutto per caso (1993)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
A middle class couple crisis. A love story between a young blue collar guy an a Philippine girl. The lives of four people get closer in nowadays Rome.
Director: Umberto Marino | Stars: Margherita Buy, Massimo Ghini, Raoul Bova, Barbara Jane Ricasa
Votes: 104
32. Towards Evening (1990)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Professor Ludovico Bruschi is an elderly Communist whose desire is that of living in an orderly and socially just State. But disorder is just about to break into his life, first of all in ... See full summary »
Director: Francesca Archibugi | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Sandrine Bonnaire, Zoe Incrocci, Giorgio Tirabassi
Votes: 268
33.
We Are Angels (1997– )
Episode:
Finalmente si vola
(1997)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Kabir Bedi, Max Herbrechter
Votes: 28
34. Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
127 min | Biography, Drama
The life and ideas of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. A love triangle unfolds as Nietzsche and his best friend decides to live with a Jewish woman. According to Nietzsche's ... See full summary »
Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Dominique Sanda, Erland Josephson, Robert Powell, Virna Lisi
Votes: 511
35. L'educazione di Giulio (2000)
90 min
Director: Claudio Bondì | Stars: Roberto Accornero, Alessandro Pellizzon, Tatiana Lepore, Roberto Zibetti
Votes: 8
36. Bomber (1982)
101 min | Comedy, Action, Crime
Bud "Bomber" Graziano (Bud Spencer) retired from boxing as heavyweight champion and has sworn to never fight again. While living his life on a ship he meets Jerry Cala' (Jerry Cala) who ... See full summary »
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Bud Spencer, Jerry Calà, Stefano Mingardo, Kallie Knoetze
Votes: 4,407
37. Strange Occasion (1976)
110 min | Comedy
Three sexy and comedic episodes.
Directors: Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, Luigi Magni | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, Paolo Villaggio
Votes: 510
38. Patto con la morte (1982– )
Thriller
Stars: Luc Merenda, Laura Trotter, Maria Pia Marsala, William Berger
Votes: 7
39. Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Police Commissioner Rizzo, Bigfoot (Piedone by nickname) and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing. The professor has discovered an insect that can smell... See full summary »
Director: Steno | Stars: Bud Spencer, Enzo Cannavale, Angelo Infanti, Cinzia Monreale
Votes: 3,583
40. Young Toscanini (1988)
109 min | Biography, Drama
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a young man.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophie Ward, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 351
41. The Automobile (1971 TV Movie)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
An ex-prostitute, feeling an emptiness in her life, decides to fill it by buying a car.
Director: Alfredo Giannetti | Stars: Anna Magnani, Vittorio Caprioli, Christian Hay, Donato Castellaneta
Votes: 127
42. We Are Angels (1997– )
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Bob (Bud Spencer) and Joe (Philip Michael Thomas) are two tender hearted inmates imprisoned in a maximum security prison in Latin America. They constantly try to escape to no avail, but the... See full summary »
Stars: Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, Renato Scarpa, Alfie Wise
Votes: 471
43. Bandits in Rome (1968)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama
A professional holdup man with scruples has a young ambitious partner who covets his wife and his life. When the holdup man goes to prison, the partner cuts loose, leaving a trail of deaths behind him.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gabriele Ferzetti, Anita Sanders, Nikos Kourkoulos
Votes: 151
44. The Good War (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, History, War
During the final days of World War II, an Italian prisoner of war in Texas is left in the hands of the camp's commander, the only soldier remaining to guard the only prisoner until the arrival of a patrol force that may never come.
Director: Giorgio Serafini | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Farrior, Luca Zingaretti, Vincent Riotta
Votes: 237
45. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
TV-MA | 117 min | Drama
In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti
Votes: 65,801
46. Hot Stuff (1976)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.
Director: Giuseppe Rosati | Stars: Maurizio Merli, James Mason, Raymond Pellegrin, Silvia Dionisio
Votes: 328
47. Per sempre (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Eurocinema presents award-winning feature films paired with shorts from around the world. This selection begins with the short film Lullaby, immediately followed by the feature Per Sempre.
Director: Alessandro Di Robilant | Stars: Giovanni Boncoddo, Alberto Di Stasio, Giancarlo Giannini, Carmen Giardina
Votes: 76
48. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988 TV Special)
205 min | News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Chevy Chase, James Acheson, Norma Aleandro, Wayne Allwine
Votes: 292
49. Il maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia (2008)
180 min | Comedy
Stars: Gigi Proietti, Caterina Vertova, Sergio Fiorentini, Mattia Sbragia
Votes: 14
50. L'uomo della carità (2007 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
Biography of Luigi Di Liegro, an Italian priest and activist who dedicated his life to helping homeless people, people with AIDS and immigrants despite opposition from backward sectors of the Vatican and Italian society.
Director: Alessandro Di Robilant | Stars: Giulio Scarpati, Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini, Simone Gandolfo, Chiara Gensini
Votes: 23