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1. Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.
Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Giacomo Ferrara, Filippo Nigro, Carlotta Antonelli
Votes: 16,516
2. The Unknown Woman (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Piera Degli Esposti
Votes: 16,029 | Gross: $0.02M
3. Big Business (1988)
PG | 97 min | Comedy
Two couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann
Votes: 15,522 | Gross: $40.15M
4. Romanzo Criminale (2005)
152 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1970s, it's the story of three lifelong friends who take control of organized crime in Rome.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Anna Mouglalis, Pierfrancesco Favino, Claudio Santamaria
Votes: 9,661
5. Baaria (2009)
Not Rated | 163 min | Comedy, Drama
Baaria is Sicilian slang for Bagheria where Tornatore was born and this is an autobiographic epic of three generations in the Sicilian village where he was born.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madè, Lina Sastri, Ángela Molina
Votes: 7,985 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Romanzo criminale - La serie (2008–2010)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This crime drama, set in Rome in the 1970s, tells the story of the Banda della Magia, a prolific Italian crime family responsible for some of the country's most violent crimes.
Stars: Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Roja, Marco Bocci, Daniela Virgilio
Votes: 6,716
7. The Caiman (2006)
112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A skewering of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Silvio Orlando, Margherita Buy, Jasmine Trinca, Michele Placido
Votes: 5,280
8. The Ages of Love (2011)
125 min | Comedy, Romance
In Italy three men fall in love with three women. First a young engaged lawyer has a fling, then the middle-aged married man has a fling, then a retired man (Robert DeNiro) falls in love with his friend's daughter (Monica Bellucci).
Director: Giovanni Veronesi | Stars: Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michele Placido
Votes: 4,485
9. La piovra (1984–2001)
TV-14 | 360 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. the mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
Stars: Remo Girone, Patricia Millardet, Michele Placido, François Périer
Votes: 3,956
10. I Hate Summer (2020)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
Director: Massimo Venier | Stars: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Lucia Mascino
Votes: 3,660
11. Angel of Evil (2010)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A biography of Milanese bank robber Renato Vallanzasca.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Valeria Solarino, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 3,440
12. Caterina in the Big City (2003)
Unrated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Alice Teghil, Sergio Castellitto, Margherita Buy, Antonio Carnevale
Votes: 3,159 | Gross: $0.29M
13. The Lookout (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A detective hunts for the marksman who foiled the plan to catch a notorious team of bank robbers.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Mathieu Kassovitz, Olivier Gourmet, Francis Renaud
Votes: 2,918
14. Lamerica (1994)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
Immediately after the fall of communism in Albania, two Italians go there to embezzle investment money by creating a fake company. As the chairman/fall guy, they pick a former political prisoner who turns out to be more than meets the eye.
Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Enrico Lo Verso, Michele Placido, Piro Milkani, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
Votes: 2,378 | Gross: $0.44M
15. Living Legends (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Group of friends meet again, 13 years after their prom because of a problem of one of them, and face the opportunity to experience the things in life they have always put aside in life so far.
Director: Niki Iliev | Stars: Orlin Pavlov, Niki Iliev, Sanya Borisova, Dimo Alexiev
Votes: 2,062
16. Viva l'Italia (2012)
100 min | Comedy
After a stroke in the brain politician, Michele Spagnolo loses all his virtues and the ability to lie, something which soon has dire consequences.
Director: Massimiliano Bruno | Stars: Raoul Bova, Ambra Angiolini, Michele Placido, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 2,004
17. I Run to You (2022)
113 min | Comedy, Romance
The life of serial seducer Gianni is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is a paraplegic.
Director: Riccardo Milani | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Miriam Leone, Giulio Base, Cesare Capitani
Votes: 1,874
18. Three Brothers (1981)
PG | 113 min | Drama
Three men face their mother's death.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andréa Ferréol
Votes: 1,794
19. Grandi magazzini (1986)
110 min | Comedy
A series of vignettes set in a huge shopping mall.
Directors: Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia | Stars: Enrico Montesano, Nino Manfredi, Lino Banfi, Renato Pozzetto
Votes: 1,791
20. The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
In Australia, a retired police inspector is called to duty to solve the murder case of a young woman whose partially-burned body has been found on the beach.
Director: Flavio Mogherini | Stars: Ray Milland, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michele Placido, Howard Ross
Votes: 1,391
21. Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Louis Garrel, Isabelle Huppert, Micaela Ramazzotti
Votes: 1,386
22. The Goodbye Kiss (2006)
107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Giorgio Pellegrini, a former left-wing activist turned terrorist has fled to Central America and fought with a guerrilla movement. Fifteen years later he is fed up with living in the jungle... See full summary »
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Alessio Boni, Michele Placido, Isabella Ferrari, Alina Nedelea
Votes: 1,383
23. Tulpa: Demon of Desire (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
Lisa Boeri is a successful businesswoman obsessed with her career - on day. But on night, she is visiting private nightclub Tulpa, club where your sickest, most erotic fantasies come true.
Director: Federico Zampaglione | Stars: Claudia Gerini, Michela Cescon, Ivan Franek, Federica Vincenti
Votes: 1,276
24. Wetten, dass..? (1981– )
165 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music
Long-running German TV show airing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this self-proclaimed "greatest European TV show" ordinary people try daring or even funny bets. A celebrity is challenged to guess of the person is able to do it.
Stars: Thomas Gottschalk, Frank Elstner, Mirjam Weichselbraun, Michelle Hunziker
Votes: 1,274
25. Forever Mary (1989)
102 min | Drama, Crime
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo
Votes: 1,228
26. Karol - The Pope, the Man (2006 TV Movie)
155 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Dariusz Kwasnik, Michele Placido, Alberto Cracco
Votes: 1,215
27. The Big Dream (2009)
101 min | Drama
Italian Revolution, 1968. Police officer Nicolas, wants to become an actor. He goes out in plain clothes and meets Laura who is among the students who are against the government and the ... See full summary »
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Jasmine Trinca, Luca Argentero, Massimo Popolizio
Votes: 919
28. Plot of Fear (1976)
Not Rated | 98 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man is strangled by a female prostitute in his home at the same time as a woman is killed by a man with a spanner on an empty bus. In both cases the killer leaves an illustration from the... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Corinne Cléry, Michele Placido, Quinto Parmeggiani, Edoardo Faieta
Votes: 891
29. Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
50 year old Giulio (Tognazzi) and his 17 year old goddaughter, Vincenzina (Muti) fall madly in love with each other and soon are wed. Giulio's jealousy gets in the way of their happiness ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti, Michele Placido, Pippo Starnazza
Votes: 848
30. Io che amo solo te (2015)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
Ninella's daughter wants to marry Damiano. Her dream never became reality and history may repeat itself when her daughter Chiara and her chosen one find themselves involved in a whirlpool that may compromise their marriage as well.
Director: Marco Ponti | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Laura Chiatti, Michele Placido, Maria Pia Calzone
Votes: 834
31. Beach House (1977)
106 min | Comedy
Different groups of people share cabin #19 for changing at an Italian beach.
Director: Sergio Citti | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jodie Foster, Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido
Votes: 818
32. 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
33. 7 Minutes (2016)
88 min | Drama
The owners of an Italian textile factory sell majority of property to a multinational company.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Cristiana Capotondi, Ambra Angiolini, Fiorella Mannoia, Maria Nazionale
Votes: 618
34. Genitori & figli:) - Agitare bene prima dell'uso (2010)
110 min | Comedy
Director: Giovanni Veronesi | Stars: Silvio Orlando, Luciana Littizzetto, Michele Placido, Margherita Buy
Votes: 608
35. Commediasexi (2006)
102 min | Comedy
The zealot politician Massimo, proponent of a law about the defense of family, has a secret love affair with Martina, a young emerging actress. To divert any suspicions, he brings his family on holiday to Paris
Director: Alessandro D'Alatri | Stars: Paolo Bonolis, Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Stefania Rocca
Votes: 591
36. The Nanny (1999)
106 min | Drama
Rome, early 20th century: a wealthy psychiatrist, who runs an asylum for women and lacks imagination in his practice, must find a wet nurse for his infant when his wife panics after ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Maya Sansa, Jacqueline Lustig
Votes: 577
37. Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
PG | 360 min | Drama
A biopic of Moses, who led the Jewish people out of Egypt, ex. by parting the Red Sea and afterwards delivered the Ten Commandments from God.
Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 576
38. Ernesto (1979)
R | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Triestw in the year 1911. Ernesto is the privileged, seventeen year old son of a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father, who has deserted his family. He is raised by his uncle Giovanni and ... See full summary »
Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Martin Halm, Michele Placido, Virna Lisi, Turi Ferro
Votes: 572
39. Afghan Breakdown (1992)
140 min | War
The events of the film take place on the eve of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The son of a high-ranking military man is sent to the paratrooper unit, commanded by Major Bandura.
Director: Vladimir Bortko | Stars: Michele Placido, Tatyana Dogileva, Mikhail Zhigalov, Filipp Yankovskiy
Votes: 560
40. Snatch (1976)
90 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
A teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, and make her write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with... See full summary »
Director: Eriprando Visconti | Stars: Michele Placido, Rena Niehaus, Flavio Bucci, Bruno Corazzari
Votes: 556
41. A Leap in the Dark (1980)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and is now affected by psychic problems and suicide fantasies. She seems to recover from ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Anouk Aimée, Michele Placido, Gisella Burinato
Votes: 518
42. Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio (2011)
108 min | Comedy
Jacopo, Duccio, Cecco, Manfredo and Filippo are five friends who live in Florence of the fifteenth century, during a plague epidemic.
Director: Neri Parenti | Stars: Christian De Sica, Michele Placido, Paolo Hendel, Giorgio Panariello
Votes: 511
43. Just Married (2009)
118 min | Comedy, Romance
Nicola, a policeman in Puglia, is a reformed ladies' man with his heart set on marrying the daughter of the Indian ambassador.
Director: Luca Lucini | Stars: Luca Argentero, Moran Atias, Dario Bandiera, Isabella Ragonese
Votes: 477
44. 2061: Un anno eccezionale (2007)
100 min | Comedy
In a post-apocalyptic future, the Italian peninsula is going through a dark moment due to a terrible energy crisis
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Emilio Solfrizzi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Dino Abbrescia
Votes: 467
45. Piano, solo (2007)
104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biopic of jazz pianist Luca Flores.
Director: Riccardo Milani | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Jasmine Trinca, Paola Cortellesi, Michele Placido
Votes: 450
46. Le rose del deserto (2006)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, War
A sanitary battalion of the Italian army is sent to Sorman Oasis in Libya during the African campaign in 1940. Soon, an Italian missionary living nearby succeeds in transforming the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Michele Placido, Giorgio Pasotti, Alessandro Haber, Fulvio Falzarano
Votes: 449
47.
Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017–2020)
Episode:
21 Days
(2017)
TV-MA | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tensions between rival gangs erupt while crime lord Samurai pulls politicians' strings. Three young crooks ally to seize an opportunity.
Director: Michele Placido | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Giacomo Ferrara, Eduardo Valdarnini, Francesco Acquaroli
Votes: 449
48. Appunti di un venditore di donne (2021)
125 min | Drama, Thriller
Set in 1978 Milan, Bravo lives his life among luxury clubs and illegal gambling dens in the company of his friend Daytona. Bravo defines himself as an entrepreneur. His business is women - ... See full summary »
Director: Fabio Resinaro | Stars: Mario Sgueglia, Miriam Dalmazio, Libero De Rienzo, Paolo Rossi
Votes: 422
49. The Sicilian Connection (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Mario (Placido), an Italian American who manages a pizzeria in NYC, is charged with an assassination of a judge in Palermo. He leaves the States, comes back to Sicily and recruit Michele, ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Michele Placido, Mark Chase, Simona Cavallari, Massimo De Francovich
Votes: 417
50. Un uomo in ginocchio (1979)
106 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Nino, a regular working-class guy, finds that a hitman has been hired to kill him. He discovers that a wealthy woman has been kidnapped and that everyone who was involved in it is being ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Giorgi, Michele Placido, Tano Cimarosa
Votes: 416