At the heart of this iconic crime drama lies the complex relationship between Vito Corleone and his son Michael, as they navigate the morally ambiguous world of Mafia life. Michael's initial resistance to joining the family business is juxtaposed with his eventual assumption of his father's mantl...
Set in the picturesque Italian countryside during the early 1980s, this tender and evocative coming-of-age romantic drama explores the passionate yet fleeting love affair between a precocious teenager (Timothée Chalamet) and a visiting American scholar (Armie Hammer). The film's sen...
You’ll come across language about family relationships, friendship and fame in this film so get ready to improve your Italian vocabulary in those topics. 13. “Lo spietato” (The Ruthless) Play Well, there needed to be at least one mafia movie in here. But just one, as there is so mu...
Watch on Netflix Fans of LGBTQ+ movies can’t find a more worthy movie thanNuovo Olimpo. The Italian romantic drama stars Damiano Gavino and Andrea Di Luigi star as Enea and Pietro, two young men who meet and fall in love in 1970s Rome. Unexpected circumstances separate them, leading them...
Italian for Beginners (2000) 87% #72 Critics Consensus: Unlike many romantic comedies, the charming Italian for Beginners feels natural and genuinely heart-warming. Synopsis: "Italian for Beginners" follows the stories of six insecure singles whose lives interweave one dreary Copenhagen winter. ...
(1969-1984) that saw the legalization of the porn industry in New York City, along with the drug epidemic, corruption, and other cultural shifts. Naturally, nudity takes the front seat. Among the many characters in the series, we have the Martino brothers, backed by the Mafia, with both ...
Set in the 1980s, the film concerns young Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and his romance with graduate student Oliver (Armie Hammer) throughout a hot Italian summer. With a closer look at the harsh realities of forbidden love in less progressive and expressive times, the film elicited both a ...
The killer moment:It’s the single best heist sequence in movie history – so convincing, it actually inspired a series of copycat crimes. Tom Huddleston Arts and culture journalist 24.The Big Sleep (1946) Film Thrillers This Raymond Chandler adaptation may be best known for being almost impos...
This Italian drama is set in the 50s in Cinisi (a small town in Sicily). It tells the story of Giuseppe Peppino Impastato, an Italian activist who was assassinated by the head of the Mafia, Gaetano Badalamenti. This biographical film explains the important role that Peppino played in facing...
There have been many movies set inside British lock-ups, ranging from grim and gritty (‘Hunger’, ‘Starred Up’) to oddly jaunty (‘The Italian Job’, ‘Paddington 2’). None of them packs quite the wallop of Alan Clarke’s hugely influential portrayal of life inside of a British ...