Top Italian Movies


The Top Italian Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Italian List". Lists are calculated daily.

61. I Am Love ( Io sono l'amore )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Actors: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher
Plot: In turn-of-the-millenium Milan, the wife of a rich Russian textile company CEO begins a torrid affair with a younger man.

62. My Name is Nobody ( Mio nome è Nessuno, Il )

Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Western/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tonino Valerii
Actors: Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin, R.G. Armstrong
Plot: An aged and ready to retire Lawman (Henry Fonda) is joined by an ambitious and slightly crazy Cowboy named Nobody (Terence Hill), in a Sergio Leone written/produced, co-directed Western.

63. Mediterraneo

Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Actors: Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bigagli, Giuseppe Cederna, Claudio Bisio
Plot: During WWII an Italian ship drops off a small group of soldiers on a seemingly-abandoned Greek island in order to spot incoming ships and hold the island against attack. When their own boat is scuttled, the soldiers are forgotten - but discover the island is not abandoned as they thought - and they make a new life and forget all about the war.

64. Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The ( giardino dei Finzi Contini, Il )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli

65. Black Sunday ( maschera del demonio, La )

Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani
Plot: Gothic tale of a long-dead witch who returns from the grave to possess her doppelganger descendant. Will her handsome doctor friend be able to save the beautiful girl from destruction at the witch's hands?

66. Big Deal on Madonna Street ( I Soliti Ignoti )

Year of Release: 1958
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mario Monicelli
Actors: Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Claudia Cardinale
Plot: A ragtag group of thieves, including an unemployed photographer, an ex-jockey, a receiver and a retired burglar - plan to burgle a pawnshop, but a simple plan turns into a big hassle.

67. Damned, The ( caduta degli dei, La )

Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Luchino Visconti
Actors: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger

68. Demons ( Dèmoni )

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lamberto Bava
Actors: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento
Plot: Campy little movie with pretty poor acting and dubbing, but none-the-less very frightening. A group of strangers are given free tickets to the premiere of a movie when someone tries on a mysterious mask on display. Cut by the mask, the wearer soon transforms into a demon attacking an infecting other movie goers. Chaos ensues as the demons transforms other people into demons until only a few fight for survival in the theatre.

69. Crime Busters ( I due superpiedi quasi piatti )

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Enzo Barboni
Actors: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, David Huddleston, Luciano Catenacci

70. Honey ( Miele )

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Valeria Golino
Actors: Jasmine Trinca, Carlo Cecchi, Libero De Rienzo, Vinicio Marchioni
Plot: Irene who goes by the name "Honey" makes it her mission to help others end their suffering - even in the most extreme circumstances. But when she comes across Grimaldi, his case is unique, and the decision to help is much more difficult.

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