[Watch Now] 10 Best Italian Movies List You Can't Miss

Italy has long produced some of the world's most acclaimed movies. It is a city with beautiful sceneries and rich history and fascinating culture that always inspires writers and directors around the world. So, we've put together a list of best Italian movies that shed light on the country's dynamic culture. Although you cannot get to Italy right now, you can feel transported there while watching these best Italian movies.
This Italian movie list includes classics as well as contemporary titles that will satisfy your appetite. Grab some popcorn and stuck in.

01 Cinema Pardiso (1988)

R
Genre: Drama
Released Date: February 23, 1990 (USA)
Runtime: 2h 35min
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Attili
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Story: In Cinema Paradiso, a famous film director Salvatore Di Vita returns to his hometown in Sicily after many years and flashes back to his childhood at Cinema Paradiso where he discovered his passion for film and formed a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.

02 Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) (1997)

PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released Date: February 12, 1999 (USA)
Runtime: 1h 56min
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi. Giorgio Cantarini
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
Story: Life is beautiful is another classic telling a moving story. It follows Guido, a Jewish man who finds himself and his family become victims of the Holocaust. While surrounding with terrifying ordeal, Guido uses a perfect mixture of wisdom, humor, and imagination to protect his family and especially help his son cope with dangers around their camp.

03 La Dolce Vita (1960)

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released Date: April 19, 1961 (USA)
Runtime: 2h 54min
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée
IMDB Rating: 8/10
Story: La Dolce Vita is one of the most acclaimed films in the history of Italian cinema. The movie is a series of stories depicting the life of a philandering journalist, Marcello, who is searching for love and "the sweet life" during one week in Rome. He also has to decide whether to continue with his frivolous lifestyle or look for a more meaningful way of life.

04 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) (1966)

05 Once Upon a Time in America (C'era una volta in America) (1984)

R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released Date: June 1, 1984 (USA)
Runtime: 3h 49min
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
Story: Once Upon a Time in America is a classic Italian movie based on Harry Grey's novel The Hoods. The movie follows the lives of best friends "Noodles" and "Max". At their early age, they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime. Over 35 years later, they meet again, and they need to confront the ghosts and regrets of the old lives…

06 The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù)

R
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released Date: June 20, 2003 (Italy)
Runtime: 6h 6min
Director: Marco Tullio Giordanna
Cast: Luigi Lo Cascia, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Story: The Best of Youth is a family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003. It focuses on the live of two brothers Matteo and Nicola. They go separate ways after attempting to rescue a young girl Giorgia from an abusive asylum, and meet new people.

07 The Best Offer (La Migilore Offerta) (2013)

R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released Date: January, 2014 (USA)
Runtime: 2h 11min
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Story: The Best Offer is an English-language Italian psychological thriller about love and deceit. Set in the world of high-end art auctions and antiques, Virgil Oldman, who is elderly and esteemed but somewhat eccentric, is the managing director of a preeminent auction house. He is hired by a solitary young heiress Claire Ibbetson. While restoring and reassembling the arts and antiques, Oldman finds some odd mechanical parts among Claire's belongings.

08 The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) (2013)

09 Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

10 La pazza gioia

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