Movie List for "italy"

Benedetta (2020)

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer: David Birke (screenplay), Judith C. Brown (book), Paul Verhoeven (screenplay)
Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin

God Willing (2015)

A young man’s decision to become a priest affects his whole family, especially his father. Year 2015.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Edoardo Maria Falcone
Writer: Edoardo Maria Falcone, Marco Martani
Actors: Marco Giallini, Alessandro Gassmann, Laura Morante, Ilaria Spada

Like Crazy (2016)

Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other. Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Paolo Virzì
Writer: Paolo Virzì (story), Paolo Virzì (screenplay), Francesca Archibugi (screenplay)
Actors: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti, Sergio Albelli

Monsoon Wedding (2001)

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India. Year 2001.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: Sabrina Dhawan
Actors: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz

Black Butterfly (2017)

A hot altercation followed by a gallant rescue gets a lonely screenwriter a front-row seat to a tense backwoods drama when he decides to take in an ex-con drifter. Now, he is bent on making his host a better man. Will this nightmare end? Year 2017.

Generes: Mystery, Thriller
Director: Brian Goodman
Writer: Justin Stanley (screenplay by), Marc Frydman (screenplay by), Hervé Korian (based on the French film “Papillon Noir” written by)
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Vincent Riotta

Spectre (2015)

A cryptic message from James Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: John Logan (screenplay by), Neal Purvis (screenplay by), Robert Wade (screenplay by), Jez Butterworth (screenplay by), John Logan (story by), Neal Purvis (story by), Robert Wade (story by), Ian Fleming (based on characters created by)
Actors: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes

The Red Turtle (2016)

A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life. Year 2016.

Generes: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit
Writer: Michael Dudok de Wit (story), Pascale Ferran (screenplay), Michael Dudok de Wit (screenplay)
Actors: Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers

L’ora legale (2017)

In a Sicilian town signed by countless problems provoked by a rampant dishonesty, the inhabitants elect a major which promises order and legality. But the truth is that the town (and Italy) is corrupted and dishonest beyond redemption. Year 2017.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Ficarra, Picone
Writer: Edoardo De Angelis, Ficarra, Nicola Guaglianone, Picone, Fabrizio Testini
Actors: Ficarra, Picone, Vincenzo Amato, Antonio Catania

Never Look Away (2018)

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writer: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Actors: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl

Piranhas (2019)

A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses’ bidding. Year 2019.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Claudio Giovannesi
Writer: Roberto Saviano (novel), Claudio Giovannesi (screenplay), Roberto Saviano (screenplay), Maurizio Braucci (screenplay)
Actors: Francesco Di Napoli, Viviana Aprea, Mattia Piano Del Balzo, Ciro Vecchione

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: James Ivory (screenplay by), André Aciman (based on the novel by)
Actors: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar

Suspiria (2018)

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. Year 2018.

Generes: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Dario Argento (characters), Daria Nicolodi (characters), David Kajganich (screenplay)
Actors: Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela

Mine (2016)

After a failed assassination attempt, a United States Marine finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous conditions. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Director: Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro
Writer: Fabio Guaglione (screenplay), Fabio Resinaro (screenplay)
Actors: Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen, Clint Dyer

Silence (2016)

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Jay Cocks (screenplay by), Martin Scorsese (screenplay by), Shûsaku Endô (based on the novel by)
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano

Hungry Hearts (2014)

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Saverio Costanzo
Writer: Saverio Costanzo, Marco Franzoso (novel), Daniela Merlo (English adaptation)
Actors: Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell, Brandon Reiss

Tale of Tales (2015)

From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Matteo Garrone
Writer: Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Giambattista Basile (loosely based on the novel by)
Actors: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly