1. Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
It has an average vote of 7.495 on TMDB.
2. Brancaleone at the Crusades (Brancaleone alle crociate)
After saving an infant of royal blood, knight Brancaleone forms a new army and sets out to return the baby to his father: a prince fighting in the Crusades.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
3. The Abyss (L'oeuvre au noir)
The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
4. The Marquis of Grillo (Il marchese del Grillo)
In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
5. Christ Stopped at Eboli (Cristo si è fermato a Eboli)
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. A Quiet Place in the Country (Un tranquillo posto di campagna)
A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa. While staying there, his sanity begins to disintegrate.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
7. Ultrà (Ultrà)
The "Brigatte Veneno" is a fan group from the soccer club "AS Roma". The next match is against "Juventus Turin", the classic prestige duel. Principe, the former leader of the group, has been dismissed from jail a few days before. He has to realize that his best friend Red has not only taken over control of the group, but also has started an affair with his girlfriend. The rivalry between the hot-blooded Principe and the sensible Red causes an anxious mood within the group. When Smilzo, a member of the group, dies during a street fight with another fan group, Red knows that Principe is to be blamed for this catastrophe.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
8. Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio)
The film is divided into two episodes, The Hair of Disgrace and The Magician, both focusing on the theme of the occult and beliefs.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
9. Hell Comes to Frogtown
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader . Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.
It has an average vote of 5.562 on TMDB.
10. The Mattei Affair (Il caso Mattei)
Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. On October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed during a flight to Milan. Officially, it is declared an accident, but many journalists explore other plausible reasons for Mattei's untimely death.
It has an average vote of 7.469 on TMDB.
11. The Girl with a Pistol (La ragazza con la pistola)
A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.
It has an average vote of 6.907 on TMDB.
12. The Bridge (Die Brücke)
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. The film is based on a West German anti-war novel of the same name, written by Gregor Dorfmeister.
It has an average vote of 7.481 on TMDB.
13. Seduced and Abandoned (Sedotta e abbandonata)
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
14. Kill, Baby... Kill! (Operazione paura)
A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
15. Bitter Rice (Riso amaro)
Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.
It has an average vote of 7.426 on TMDB.
16. Big Deal on Madonna Street (I soliti ignoti)
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
It has an average vote of 8.098 on TMDB.
17. My Friends (Amici miei)
Four middle-aged friends in Florence organize together idle pranks in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life.
It has an average vote of 8.137 on TMDB.
18. Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列)
In late 60s Tokyo, Eddie, a young drag queen, is the favourite of Gonda, the owner of the bar where she works. This relationship provokes the jealousy of Gonda's mistress, Leda, the bar's matron. Eddie and Gonda decide to get rid of her...
It has an average vote of 7.503 on TMDB.
19. Rebound
An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
It has an average vote of 5.584 on TMDB.
20. Nati stanchi (Nati stanchi)
Salvo and Valentino are two happy Sicilian friends, who do not want to work, because they know that if they find a permanent job, their girlfriends will ask them to marry them.
It has an average vote of 6.807 on TMDB.