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The Italian Films category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 8221 . Below are 100 Italian Films titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include The Bishop's Bedroom (1977), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Cinema Paradiso (1988).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
The Bishop's Bedroom (1977) A young man gets pulled into a complicated love triangle involving a womanizing liar, his rich wife and his alluring sister-in-law.
Year: 197781411258 · IMDb
Life Is Beautiful (1997) A Jewish waiter, his wife and their son are sent to a concentration camp, where the waiter tries to protect his son's innocence by playing a game.
Year: 19971192333 · IMDb
Cinema Paradiso (1988) When a Sicilian boy is mesmerized by the movies at his local theater, he befriends a projectionist who tells him to leave home and pursue his dreams.
Year: 198860022965 · IMDb
No Country for Young Men (2017) Frustrated with their lack of upward mobility, two Roman men move to Cuba to start a wi-fi café and attempt to build a new life.
Year: 201781005196 · IMDb
Sons Of 'Ndrangheta (2018) A judge bent on catching the members of the 'Ndrangheta crosses paths with the mob family's young heir, who yearns for a life free of crime.
Year: 201881411150 · IMDb
Family's Father (1967) Two architects fall in love and marry, embracing socially progressive ideas, but discover that having kids changes the nature of their relationship.
Year: 196781411235 · IMDb
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Clint Eastwood stars as a world-weary gunman who agrees to work for warring gangs, ultimately pitting the two factions against each other.
Year: 196421236200 · IMDb
Il Posto (1961) A young man named Domenico gives up schooling to support his parents and enters a soulless corporate world after landing a job in Milan.
Year: 196160028420 · IMDb
Laura's Wedding (2015) When love blossoms between a young Italian woman and an African student, her family’s disapproval — and a secret — threatens to tear the lovers apart.
Year: 201581411143 · IMDb
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) In late 19th-century Italy, four peasant families struggle to survive. For one sensitive boy, a good shoe will make all the difference in the world.
Year: 197870001601 · IMDb
Call Me by Your Name (2017) In the summer of 1983, 17-year-old Elio forms a life-changing bond with his father's charismatic research assistant Oliver in the Italian countryside.
Year: 201780169498 · IMDb
Picture Story (1984) After Nino moves to a new city, the aspiring songwriter looks to reunite with Anna, a former neighbor he’s been in love with for years.
Year: 198481411230 · IMDb
The Best Offer (2013) An auction house owner who lives in seclusion amid a collection of female portraiture is drawn to an enigmatic client who refuses to meet in person.
Year: 201370270871 · IMDb
The Great Beauty (2013) As charming 65-year-old journalist Jep Gambardella writes about Rome's culture and social life, he reflects with bitterness on the passions of his lost youth, even as he paints a complex portrait of the lovely and ancient city.
Year: 201370275597 · IMDb
Perfetti sconosciuti (2016) A dinner party unravels when a group of friends agrees to leave their phones on the table, airing the contents of their correspondences -- and secrets.
Year: 201680108325 · IMDb
The Life Ahead (2020) A Holocaust survivor running a daycare business forms an unlikely friendship with a bitter street kid when she takes him in after he robs her.
Year: 202081046378 · IMDb
Nobody's Children (1951) A rock quarry owner's affair with the daughter of one of his employees sets in motion a series of deep deceptions and long-lasting consequences.
Year: 195181411232 · IMDb
Crazy for Football (2016) Soccer becomes powerful therapy in this documentary when psychiatric patients led by health professionals gear up for a futsal championship in Osaka.
Year: 201681411171 · IMDb
Un'Avventura (2019) Featuring the celebrated songs of Battisti and Mogol, this musical follows a young couple as their hearts dance in and out of love during the 1970s.
Year: 201981405359 · IMDb
You'll See Me Returning (1966) A young cadet falls head over heels for the daughter of a Japanese prince, but longstanding plans for her future marriage stand in the way of their love.
Year: 196681411203 · IMDb
Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016) A documentary filmmaker chronicles the life and times of his mother, Franca Sozzani, the editor of Italian Vogue and a fashion-world provocateur.
Year: 201680147971 · IMDb
Happy as Lazzaro (2018) Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise's son will change his world.
Year: 201881004245 · IMDb
Malena (2000) Twelve-year-old Renato is enamored with Malèna. But when jealous townsfolk begin spreading rumors about her, Renato must separate fact from fiction.
Year: 200060003396 · IMDb
Consequences of Love (2004) For Titta di Girolamo, a solitary Italian man living in a luxe Swiss hotel, every day is as empty as the one before. He fills the hours sitting in the lounge, distantly observing young waitress Sofia -- but one fateful day, he breaks his silence.
Year: 200470128365 · IMDb
Violent Summer (1959) In an Italian seaside town during the last days of World War II, love blossoms between the son of a powerful fascist and the widow of a naval officer.
Year: 195970050053 · IMDb
Suburra (2015) A grueling battle over turning a seaside town near Rome into a gambling paradise exposes criminal rivalries and endemic corruption on a grand scale.
Year: 201580075009 · IMDb
Suspiria (1977) A naive American girl enrolled in an illustrious European ballet academy learns that the school has been a meeting place for witches for many years.
Year: 197760037424 · IMDb
In Your Shoes (2020) Estranged twin brothers — and complete opposites — must trade places for one month, if they want to keep their inheritance.
Year: 202081411133 · IMDb
Loose Cannons (2010) This fiery comedy from director Ferzan Ozpetek finds young Tommaso about to reveal to his large, frenetic Italian family that he's gay.
Year: 201070132761 · IMDb
Il Divo (2008) This entertaining docudrama traces the life and career of Italy's Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and his party's long chokehold on Italian politics.
Year: 200870100556 · IMDb
Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012) This drama details the events near the end of the 2001 G8 summit, when police stormed a school for journalists and brutally attacked the residents.
Year: 201270232045 · IMDb
Human Capital (2013) In the wake of the economic meltdown, the fate of two families are bound together by their children's romance and a mysterious hit-and-run accident.
Year: 201370309682 · IMDb
Youth (2015) At a spa in the Alps, two famous friends in their 80s discuss mortality, love and creativity as they close in on the end of their artistic careers.
Year: 201580053610 · IMDb
Italian Race (2016) A talented young car racer and her gifted but unreliable brother take to the track to win, and work on healing the wounds of the past.
Year: 201680196047 · IMDb
On My Skin (2018) Arrested in Rome for a drug-related offense, Stefano Cucchi endures a harrowing week in custody that changes his family forever. Based on true events.
Year: 201881001000 · IMDb
It's the Law (2017) After vowing to clean up a corrupt town ruled by a manipulative mayor, a first-time candidate gets elected -- but his policies pose bigger problems.
Year: 201781002874 · IMDb
Dogman (2018) When his life hits a breaking point, a meek dog groomer must find a way to free himself from under the thumb of the town bully, a browbeating ex-boxer.
Year: 201881006781 · IMDb
It'll Happen To You Too (Zum Zum Zum 2) (1969) While happily engaged to Rosalia, Tony has the misfortune of falling for a vibrant pilot named Valeria — and that’s just the beginning of his problems.
Year: 196981411249 · IMDb
Searching For Valentina (2018) This documentary dives into the life and art of artist Guido Crepax as he creates his unbound, innovative comic strip — and alter ego, Valentina.
Year: 201881411166 · IMDb
La mafia uccide solo d'estate (2015) Between the 1970s and 1980s, as the Mafia terrorizes his homeland with bombs and killings, young, love-struck Sicilian Arturo grows to manhood.
Year: 201580036589 · IMDb
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012) On December 12, 1969, a huge bomb planted in a bank in Milan killed 17 people, a shocking crime that the Italian police first blamed on anarchists.
Year: 201270257419 · IMDb
Like Crazy (2016) Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.
Year: 201680116340 · IMDb
The Pizza Triangle (1969) A bricklayer and a florist fall for each other, but their honeymoon is short-lived when she becomes romantically involved with a pizza chef.
Year: 196981411202 · IMDb
Eyes Shut (2016) A mother struggles against mysterious forces threatening her young daughter. But the greatest danger may be the terrible truth.
Year: 201681411281 · IMDb
Don't Ever Leave Me (1965) On the brink of his wedding, an Italian singer discovers a clause in his contract that bars him from getting married and disappointing his fans.
Year: 196581411252 · IMDb
They Call Me Jeeg (2015) An ex-con's world is transformed by his newfound superpowers. Criminals want him for his muscle, but a beautiful fan just wants him to do some good.
Year: 201580101314 · IMDb
Holding Hands (2017) Growing apart from his own children, an elderly widower forms a bond with the young family next door — until a tragedy changes everything.
Year: 201781234001 · IMDb
The Place (2017) A series of strangers visit an enigmatic man that they believe can grant any wish. In return, they must carry out any task he assigns.
Year: 201781002881 · IMDb
The World's Gold (1967) Aided by a chauffeur and a butler, a student of humble means pretends to be wealthy in order to attract the romantic interest of a rich girl.
Year: 196781411206 · IMDb
Treasure of San Gennaro (1966) An American criminal couple teams up with an Italian thief and his gang to pull off a daring heist: stealing the jewels of Naples' patron saint.
Year: 196681411248 · IMDb
Gomorrah (2008) The intertwining tales of a delivery boy, a tailor, a businessman and two teenagers form the fabric of this gritty examination of the Neapolitan mob.
Year: 200870100401 · IMDb
The Last Kiss (2001) As Carlo prepares for fatherhood, he grapples with settling down. And he's in good company: His close friends also are struggling with love and life.
Year: 200160031392 · IMDb
Viva la liberta (2013) When a disgraced politician disappears, his bipolar twin takes his place, energizing both the electorate and party members with his fresh ideas.
Year: 201380015652 · IMDb
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014) When a laid-off university biologist can't make a living, he enlists colleagues in the same boat to join him in more lucrative work: drug dealing.
Year: 201480061799 · IMDb
What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) When a sadistic killer targets the young women at a Catholic girls' school, a gym teacher having an affair with a student becomes the prime suspect.
Year: 197270023801 · IMDb
The Embalmer (2002) Ernesto Mahieux plays Peppino, a taxidermist infatuated with his hunky assistant, Valerio. To curry favor, Peppino takes Valerio out on the town and sets him up with prostitutes -- activities paid for in part by his strange dealings with the Mob.
Year: 200260029161 · IMDb
Anonymous Venetian (1970) A musician living with a terminal disease spends a day with his ex-wife ahead of a concert performance as feelings of romance and nostalgia arise.
Year: 197081411221 · IMDb
Mia (2019) This biopic dramatizes the life of singer Mia Martini and her musical triumphs, despite clashes with family, lovers and the music industry.
Year: 201981411142 · IMDb
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) Dispatched to a sleepy village, a middle-aged police chief falls for a much-admired local beauty — but so does a shy officer under his command.
Year: 195360010174 · IMDb
Caterina in the Big City (2005) Caterina stays grounded amidst the tumult of moving to a new city with help from the extraordinary Australian boy who lives across the way.
Year: 200570027110 · IMDb
Baarìa (2009) Three generations of a family face tumultuous personal and political events as their lives unfold in the Sicilian village of Bagheria.
Year: 200970117542 · IMDb
Smetto Quando Voglio: Masterclass (2017) To wipe their criminal records clean, a group of drug-dealing researchers must collaborate with police to find and stop the spread of new substances.
Year: 201780987562 · IMDb
Une chambre en ville (1982) Amid workers' strikes in Nantes, a baroness's daughter in a loveless marriage falls for a metalworker who happens to be her mother's tenant.
Year: 198280011134 · IMDb
Toto Diabolicus (1962) When a wealthy marquis is killed, his family heirs are the chief suspects — until one by one they're targeted by what seems to be the same murderer.
Year: 196281411256 · IMDb
It Was the Son (2012) In this dark satire of family ties, a poor Italian family greedily grabs for compensation cash from the government after their daughter is killed.
Year: 201270257720 · IMDb
Alaska (2015) After a chance meeting atop a Paris rooftop, a waiter and a young French woman spark a volatile romance and attempt to keep their love story pulsating.
Year: 201581005285 · IMDb
The Girl in the Fog (2017) A media-savvy detective searches for a missing teen and insists that a killer is responsible for the disappearance, despite questionable evidence.
Year: 201781002882 · IMDb
A Perfect Day (2008) Bodyguard Antonio doesn't accept his wife's decision to leave him, and he follows her throughout her day, hoping for reconciliation. Meanwhile, his boss, politician Elio Fioravanti, faces serious family difficulties of his own.
Year: 200870109142 · IMDb
Uppercut (1978) An ex-football star-turned-fisherman waylaid in an Italian port gets pulled back into the game after locals and US GIs challenge each other to a game.
Year: 197881293401 · IMDb
Lazzarella (1957) College student Luciano and high schooler Sandra fall for each other, but a family crisis compels the latter to make a choice that changes everything.
Year: 195781411228 · IMDb
This Must Be the Place (2011) Upon learning how a Nazi officer tortured his estranged father in WWII, a retired rock star travels to America, where the war criminal now resides.
Year: 201170181626 · IMDb
A.C.A.B.: All Cops Are Bastards (2012) The day-to-day stories of the controversial Italian riot police are told through the eyes of three unpopular officers who confront violence daily.
Year: 201270271479 · IMDb
Basilicata Coast to Coast (2010) Four band members with personal issues walk 100 kilometers to a music festival as a publicity stunt, but the gimmick proves to be much more than that.
Year: 201080064272 · IMDb
God Willing (2015) Shocked to learn his son is leaving medicine to become a priest, atheist heart surgeon Tomasso sets out to undermine his son's charismatic mentor.
Year: 201580194608 · IMDb
Loro (2018) This fictionalized Silvio Berlusconi biography paints a surreal portrait of the former Italian Prime Minister’s excesses while on the comeback trail.
Year: 201880211651 · IMDb
18 Presents (2020) A pregnant mother with terminal cancer leaves behind 18 sentimental gifts for her unborn daughter to receive every birthday until she reaches womanhood.
Year: 202081261846 · IMDb
Demons (1985) After a mysterious man hands her tickets for a movie screening in a newly renovated gothic theater, Cheryl and her friend Kathy decide to attend. But as the slasher flick proceeds, audience members begin turning into homicidal monsters.
Year: 198518817570 · IMDb
Easy! (2011) A disenchanted teacher meets the vibrant son he never acknowledged and takes him into his home for six months that will change their lives forever.
Year: 201180075598 · IMDb
Quo Vado? (2016) Determined to hold onto his plush government job, Checco accepts a transfer from his home in Italy to the North Pole.
Year: 201681002893 · IMDb
Gli ultimi saranno ultimi (2015) A woman pregnant with her first child and whose husband is unemployed loses her stable job, so she devises a dangerous plan to save her family.
Year: 201581005200 · IMDb
Anna (2015) A Neapolitan wife and mother with a troubled past and a stormy present starts a romance with a soap opera star that brings her unintended consequences.
Year: 201581411265 · IMDb
When the Sun Goes Down (1955) As his friend rises to fame as a singer, a music composer attracts opportunity and love in this fictionalized biopic of musician Salvatore Gambardella.
Year: 195581411241 · IMDb
Remember Me, My Love (2003) A failed novelist and his wife, a failed actress, instill little self-esteem in their teenage son and daughter, who struggle to find meaning in life.
Year: 200370012787 · IMDb
Do You See Me? (2014) Upon returning to Italy, a successful, overeducated architect faces limited job prospects as a woman and conjures up an elaborate scheme to get hired.
Year: 201480061902 · IMDb
Sweet Dreams (2016) Thirty years after his mother’s death crushed his childhood, a writer seeks to understand the event's effect on his life, career and views on love.
Year: 201680115135 · IMDb
Fantozzi subisce ancora (1983) Plagued with bad luck, Fantozzi learns of his daughter's pregnancy, sparking a series of unfortunate events including an unexpected operation.
Year: 198381233995 · IMDb
The Invisible Witness (2020) When a slick entrepreneur wakes up to find his lover murdered, he enlists a defense attorney's help to unravel the sordid truth and prove his innocence.
Year: 202081286992 · IMDb
I'm Getting Married Tomorrow (1984) Twenty-four hours before his wedding, a groom-to-be's former flame and a wild bachelor party threaten to ruin the ceremony — and his pending marriage.
Year: 198481411208 · IMDb
I'm Not Worthy Of You (1965) Gianni takes leave from the military to launch his recording career in Rome and becomes suspicious when another man tries to win over his fiancé Carla.
Year: 196581411218 · IMDb
I'll Sell My Skin Dearly (1968) Seeking revenge for a brutal attack on his family, a young gunslinger sets out on a quest that leads him to danger — and new affections.
Year: 196881411285 · IMDb
The Swindle (1977) An irreverent Italian officer teams up with an English detective to catch the con artist behind a scam targeting Lloyd's of London.
Year: 197781411259 · IMDb
Parasol (1965) A man spends a weekend on the Italian Riviera wondering if his vacationing wife has betrayed him with one of her chic friends in this romantic comedy.
Year: 196581411234 · IMDb
A Bigger Splash (2015) A famous couple vacationing on an isolated island find their peace disrupted when an ex-lover and his daughter arrive and ramp up the sexual tension.
Year: 201580043136 · IMDb
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) In this comic Western, three clever con artists formulate a scheme to relieve a corrupt cavalry officer of a fortune while saving tribal lands.
Year: 197581293402 · IMDb
Francesco (2014) Hear the words and follow the travels of Pope Francis through video footage and interviews.
Year: 201481411187 · IMDb
The War Of The Yokels (2016) In the summer of 1975, a small-town feud is reignited between the sons of the rich and the locals' kids. But compassion and romance could change it all.
Year: 201681411271 · IMDb
Amiche da morire (2013) When they cover up a murder and hide stolen loot, three women with very different personalities become suspects and must unite to escape the law.
Year: 201380057693 · IMDb
Long Live Italy! (2012) After politician Michele Spagnolo suffers a stroke, he loses his inhibitions and is unable to lie, upending both his personal and professional lives.
Year: 201280153231 · IMDb
Ex (2009) Six couples -- all on the outs -- find their paths intersecting while discovering that each of their exes has a lingering effect on their lives.
Year: 200981005283 · IMDb
