1. Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo Vecchio: Una storia di arte e di potere)
Palazzo Vecchio: a history of art and power. Directed by Piero Messina, through a clever movement of the narration between past and present, makes a real journey into the beauty of an ancient place that still retains its undisputed charm.
2. The Moralist (Il moralista)
The newly appointed head of a censorship board uses his uncompromising stance against everything "immoral" – from nudity in movies to nightclubs – to hide a rather unseemly double life.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
3. Asini (Asini)
(Asini)
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario)
This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
5. One Hundred Steps (I cento passi)
Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tano Badalamenti, Peppino decides to expose the Mafia by using a pirate radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
6. Vincere (Vincere)
The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
7. Roxanne Roxanne
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
It has an average vote of 6.082 on TMDB.
8. La nostra vita (La nostra vita)
Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life.
It has an average vote of 6.571 on TMDB.
9. In Between (بر بحر)
The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, have sex, and choose.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
10. Don't Be Bad (Non essere cattivo)
A story set in the 90s and in the outskirts of Rome to Ostia. A world where money, luxury cars, night clubs, cocaine and synthetic drugs are easy to run. A world in which Vittorio and Cesare, in their early twenties, act in search of their success.
It has an average vote of 7.796 on TMDB.
11. The Dinner
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.
It has an average vote of 4.466 on TMDB.
12. Land and Freedom
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
It has an average vote of 7.407 on TMDB.
13. Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte)
The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
14. Nitram
Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.
It has an average vote of 6.953 on TMDB.
15. In from the Side
Mark, a new and inexperienced rugby club member, finds himself drawn to Warren, a seasoned first team player. When a series of happenstances at an away fixture lead to a drunken encounter, Mark and Warren unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
16. Klute
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
17. Come Undone (Cosa voglio di più)
Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up with co-worker Domenico and the two begin a passionate affair.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
18. Runaway Train
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
It has an average vote of 6.934 on TMDB.
19. Barney's Version
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
It has an average vote of 7.029 on TMDB.
20. Ogni maledetto Natale (Ogni maledetto Natale)
Massimo Marinelli Lops and Giulia Colardo meet by chance in Rome and fall in love. Giulia asks Massimo to spend Christmas Eve with her family.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
