1. Natale in casa Cupiello (Natale in casa Cupiello)
Based on the tragicomedy written by Edoardo de Filippo in 1931, Christmas at the Cupiello's captures a life episode of a middle-class Italian family around Christmas. Shot in Neapolitan language, the movie has a whimsical charm.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
2. Filumena Marturano (Filumena Marturano)
Filumena, an ex-prostitute and for decades Domenico Soriano's lover, discovers that he intends to get married and so pretends to be on the verge of death in order to get him to marry her instead.
It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.
3. Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia)
Pasquale Grifone, who lives in Naples with his family, receives in a dream the visit of Dante Alighieri. The poet suggests to the man, clouded by the fumes of alcohol, four numbers to play.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
4. Ferdinand I King of Naples (Ferdinando I° Re di Napoli)
The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the infamous city premises in search of love adventures. With the De Filippo brothers to complete.
It has an average vote of 6.795 on TMDB.
5. Manglehorn
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, and eats at the same place every day. But there is more to Manglehorn than meets the eye: he’s an ex-con who, 40 years ago, gave up the woman of his dreams for a big ‘job’. After a dramatic effort to start over, Manglehorn faces a terrifying moment and is unmasked as a guy with a very, very dark past.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
6. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli)
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
7. The Mayor of Rione Sanità (Il sindaco del Rione Sanità)
Antonio Barracano is a respected man among the Neapolitan underworld, keeping order and administering justice according to his own criteria, beyond the law. One day he's faced with a dilemma after a young man asks him permission to kill his father.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
8. ...It's Snowing Outside! (...E fuori nevica!)
After their mother dies, three brothers must live together in order to get their inheritance — and soon start to uncover dark family secrets.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
9. 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.
10. 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 7.331 on TMDB.
11. Fred Claus
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
It has an average vote of 5.793 on TMDB.
12. I Hate Summer (Odio l'estate)
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
It has an average vote of 7.09 on TMDB.
13. Finding Neverland
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
It has an average vote of 7.321 on TMDB.
14. Once Upon a Time in America
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
It has an average vote of 8.423 on TMDB.
15. The Killer
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
It has an average vote of 6.583 on TMDB.
16. The Favourite
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
It has an average vote of 7.516 on TMDB.
17. The Big Lebowski
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
It has an average vote of 7.844 on TMDB.
18. American Psycho
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
It has an average vote of 7.403 on TMDB.
19. The Maze Runner
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
It has an average vote of 7.182 on TMDB.
20. The Godfather
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
It has an average vote of 8.695 on TMDB.
