The 40 most popular 2010s italian movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
2012 · 1h 50m · FR
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.


Youth
2015 · 2h 5m · IT
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?


Point Break
2015 · 1h 54m · DE
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".


The Great Beauty
2013 · 2h 22m · FR
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.


Like Crazy
2016 · 1h 56m · FR
Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.


Piranhas
2019 · 1h 51m · IT
A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.


Dogman
2018 · 1h 43m · IT
Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.


The Best Offer
2013 · 2h 11m · IT
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.


Tale of Tales
2015 · 2h 14m · UK
The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter.


Perfect Strangers
2016 · 1h 37m · IT
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.


The Girl in the Fog
2017 · 2h 8m · FR
A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.


Mom + Mom
2018 · 1h 17m · IT
Karole and Ali love each other and dream of starting a family together. They soon realize it won't be as simple as they'd hoped, and as their enthusiasm falters their love is challenged. In order to overcome the obstacles, they must believe in the power of their desire and support of their loved ones. If they can do that, miracles will happen…


Pinocchio
2019 · 2h 4m · IT
Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.


Drifters
2011 · 1h 51m · IT
A man develops an attraction to the daughter of his father's fiancee.


A Bigger Splash
2015 · 2h 5m · FR
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.


Varicella
2015 · 14m
Chickenpox is a harmless disease when caught as a child, but as an adult it can be very dangerous. When Mom finds out, she starts to worry about Charles, her little son, who has never caught it yet. He grows up fast and action must be taken now. She must find a way to make him sick. But does dad agree?


The Leisure Seeker
2018 · 1h 52m · FR
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.


Ride
2018 · 1h 42m · IT
Kyle and Max are two extreme sports athletes, two riders in continuous challenge and search for money. When they find out of the enigmatic proposal for a mysterious contest by an unknown organization, Black Babylon, they can’t turn down the $ 150,000 prize. But the “contest” will turn out to be much darker and deadlier than expected.


Equilibrium
2017 · 1h 23m · IT
Tough, gripping drama about a committed, principled priest taking on the Mafia and risking his life in a poverty-stricken parish in Naples.


Hope Lost
2015 · 1h 34m · IT
A Romanian girl dreams of living the glamorous life she sees in Italian soap operas.


They Call Me Jeeg
2016 · 1h 52m · IT
Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.


Into the Labyrinth
2019 · 2h 10m · IT
When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.


Off Road
2013 · 1h 5m
Pino is a mechanic and a rally rides champion, who decides to become a woman, and names himself Beatrice. As a transgender, he meets Marianna, a nurse from Rumenia who's taking care of Pino's old mother. Beatrice and Marianna fall in love and manage to get married in Rome, fighting established society and prejudice, both dressed as brides. An Italian love story, an unsurfarced road to become an unconventional family, in a too conventional country


The School Trip
2018 · 15m · IT
At the age of 14, Megalie, daughter of an immigrant family from Senegal but born and brought up in Italy, is faced with the difficult task of finding a place for herself in the world she is living in. When she is denied the opportunity of taking part in a school trip abroad, a perfect occasion for the girl to reveal her feelings to her classmate, that place in the world will seem unattainable to her. But will it really be so?


Mr. America
2013 · 1h 33m · IT
Mr. America is an auteur thriller that takes inspiration from the story of David Solanas, to represent the negative spiral of many artists, dazzled by the temporary celebrity that brought Andy Warhol, the curse that for some was fatal. The film develops on three distinct temporal planes that intertwine swirlingly to form a canvas of past, present and future. The brutal and obsessive acts that were committed in Penny's childhood generate a ruinous family relationship that will be the focus of the story.


The Champion
2019 · 1h 45m · IT
Christian is an extremely talented as well as unpredictable football player. After his latest screw-up, the president of his team decides to assign him a personal tutor, to help him in controlling his temper. Valerio is a shy and solitary professor, the exact opposite of the champion. Sparks will fly between the two at first, but soon their relationship will change both for the better.


Romeo & Juliet
2013 · 1h 58m · US
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.


Sole mio
2019 · 22m · FR
Daniel copes as best he can with his mother who is desperate to receive news from his father. When the latter finally turns up at Daniel's place the day before his sex change operation so he can become Lisa, Daniel must force his father to at last tell the truth.


Gold & Lead
2019 · 1h 34m · IT
The story very freely echoes the vicissitudes of an expedition that really took place in the 19th century in the harsh and wild lands of the West.


Perfidia
2014 · 1h 43m · IT
This is the story of a father and son who become close when it’s already too late.


We Have a Pope
2011 · 1h 45m · IT
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.


Hannah
2018 · 1h 35m · IT
A woman grapples with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.


The Salt of the Earth
2014 · 1h 50m · IT
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.


Happy as Lazzaro
2018 · 2h 8m · FR
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.


Dentro Caravaggio
2019
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Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem
2019 · 1h 40m · IT
A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.


Alazia
2018 · 11m · RO
As a last resort, a girl diagnosed with cancer goes to an unconventional shaman.


The Cormorants
2016 · 1h 29m · IT
In the summer of their twelfth year Matteo and Samuele spend their days between the river, the forest and the shopping center, but compared to previous years, something is changing. The game becomes boring, imagination gives way to discovery, adventure turns into life experience. A summer without beginning and without end, the story about a friendship, an age and a land which are obliged to change with the inexorable passage of time.


Margerita
2013 · 15m · IT
Efrem, gypsy boy and skilled pickpocket, faces his first theft in an apartment. An experience that will change his life.


Aether
2019 · 1h 22m · IT
A filmmaker's 21-day homage to capture the ethereal essence of her unique ancient homeland soon to be submerged by a hydroelectric dam, AETHER is instinctively carried and driven by emotions, feelings and observations. It reveals the place's truths following its own unencumbered chronology. An invitation to a free-minded voyage into nature's cycle of birth-death-rebirth.
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