1. Toxic Love (Amore tossico)
The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
2. They Call Me Jeeg (Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
After coming in contact with radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo Ceccotti gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his new powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime Steel Jeeg.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
3. The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte)
A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
4. There Is a Light (Il padre d'Italia)
Paolo and Mia, an introverted clerk and a unconventional pregnant woman, go on a journey looking for the father of Mia’s unborn daughter.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. Suburra (Suburra)
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
It has an average vote of 7.296 on TMDB.
6. Fabrizio De André: Principe libero (Fabrizio De André: Principe libero)
A biopic on the personal and artistic life of Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Paz! (Paz!)
Inspired by the work of Italian underground comic book prodigy Andrea Pazienza, Paz! is a 24-hour slice of life of a bunch of students living in a flat in Bologna during the 70's, divided between marjuana, university, girls and political activism.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
8. Balancing Act (Gli equilibristi)
Having cheated on his wife, Giulio, a municipal employee, moves out, but has to find a solution on how to still support his family, and himself.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Martin Eden (Martin Eden)
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
It has an average vote of 7.009 on TMDB.
10. Every Blessed Day (Tutti i santi giorni)
Guido and Antonia are a young couple with opposed characters and backgrounds. He works a night job as a doorman, while she works all day in a car rental service. This is the story of what happens when they decide to have a child.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
11. The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La solitudine dei numeri primi)
Prime numbers are divisible only by one and themselves. These numbers are solitary and incomprehensible to others. Alice and Mattia are both "prime", both haunted by the tragedies that have marked them in childhood: a skiing accident for Alice which has caused a defect in her leg, and the loss of his twin sister for Matthew.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
12. Indian Summer (La prima notte di quiete)
In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
13. The Whispering Star (ひそひそ星)
A humanoid robot deliverywoman muses on the mystery of human nature as she drops off parcels around the galaxy.
It has an average vote of 7.287 on TMDB.
14. The Jewel (Il gioiellino)
Amanzio Rastelli appointed several of his relations to managerial positions in his firm. They decided to think internationally and now business is heavily in debt. Luckily for the Rastellis, Bolta the accountant uses all the tricks of his art to cook the books, but catastrophe awaits.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
15. I Vicerè (I Vicerè)
In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys that ruled those lands—fights to preserve its waning power in the face of the newly unified Italian regime.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Just Married (Oggi sposi)
Nicola, a policeman in Puglia, is a reformed ladies' man with his heart set on marrying the daughter of the Indian ambassador.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
17. Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di ferragosto)
Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. His only outlet from her and the increasing debt into which they are sinking, are the increasingly frequent quiet sessions at the local tavern. As an Oriental saying goes, 'Moments of crisis are moments of opportunities'. These appear during the celebration of the holiday of Ferragosto on 15 August. That's when everybody leaves town to have fun. Opportunity knocks on Gianni's door in the most unexpected way.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
18. Natale col boss (Natale col boss)
(Natale col boss)
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
19. Ovosodo (Ovosodo)
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
It has an average vote of 7.177 on TMDB.
20. Assolo (Assolo)
(Assolo)
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.