1. Scaramouche
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
2. Into the Storm
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. È nata una star? (È nata una star?)
Marco, a shy teenager, learns that he has... what it takes to be a great porn star, but he doesn't know how to tell his parents. Hell breaks loose when a neighbor finds a porn video of him and leaves it in his parents' mailbox.
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
4. You Can't Save Yourself Alone (Nessuno si salva da solo)
Gaetano and Delia, a separated couple, try to pick up the pieces of their broken love, recalling all the faults and the mistakes which led them to where they are now.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
5. Dark Eyes (Очи черные)
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
6. Golden Door (Nuovomondo)
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Twice Born (Venuto al mondo)
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
It has an average vote of 7.297 on TMDB.
8. Christmas in Love (Christmas in Love)
A middle-aged man’s relationship with a young model is questioned by his daughter, who’s dating an older man herself.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
9. Superheroes (Supereroi)
The story of a loving couple who struggles to keep its relationship alive against the inescapable passing of time, told in a nonlinear way over the course of ten years in their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. Io sono Tempesta (Io sono Tempesta)
To avoid jail, a tax-dodging businessman is sentenced to a year of community service in a homeless shelter.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
11. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
It has an average vote of 5.959 on TMDB.
12. Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (Parenti serpenti)
Like every year, everyone is going back to the ancestral family's home for the Christmas holidays. But this time, the old folks have a surprise, a good surprise for them. They have decided to go living with one of their children and make him or her inherit the family house.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
13. The Last Kiss (L'ultimo bacio)
Giulia and Carlo have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a bewitching 18-year-old girl, Francesca, whom he meets by chance at a wedding. The possibility of one last youthful crazy fling before the impending prison of parenthood proves to be too attractive to resist.
It has an average vote of 6.409 on TMDB.
14. We Accept Miracles (Si accettano miracoli)
Fired from his HR job in the big city, Fulvio returns home and sees a leaky pipe in his brother's church as the way to save the crumbling town.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
15. Paris Je T'aime (Paris, je t'aime)
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
It has an average vote of 6.78 on TMDB.
16. Live Flesh (Carne trémula)
After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena. But, she's married to the former cop-now basketball player-who became paralyzed by a shot from Víctor's gun.
It has an average vote of 7.053 on TMDB.
17. The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (Noi e la Giulia)
Five down-on-their luck strangers meet by chance while looking at a property in the country none of them are able to afford. They decide to join forces and risk everything to turn it into a B&B, only for the local mafia to show up demanding their "fair" share.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
18. I'm Not Scared (Io non ho paura)
While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually spilling the beans to his closest friend. Michele's parents learn of his discovery and warn him to forget what he saw
It has an average vote of 7.111 on TMDB.
19. Nowhere Boy
The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.
It has an average vote of 7.172 on TMDB.
20. Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
It has an average vote of 6.767 on TMDB.
