1. Annalisa
The friendship between two Southern Italy kids is tested by their meeting with a young girl who's attempted suicide after failing to get married. Based on the novel "Il paese delle spose infelici" this elegantly photographed coming-of-age tale has sensitivity to spare but its stylish, yet understated, attitude doesn't easily win viewers over.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
2. Welfare
WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
3. My Mother's Smile (L’ora di religione – Il sorriso di mia madre)
A celebrated painter receives a visit from a cardinal's assistant, who informs him that his mother could become a saint.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
4. Totò diabolicus (Totò diabolicus)
The marquis Galeazzo di Torre Alta is murdered by a mysterious killer who calls himself Diabolicus. His heirs are his three brothers and a sister, but all of them, with the exception of Monsignor Antonino di Torre Alta, are killed by Diabolicus. The police are unable to solve the case, but when Antonino gives his inheritance to Pasquale Bonocore, illegitimate son of his father and Pasquale is in prison and therefore can't be the killer, all the clues are in the hand of the police.
It has an average vote of 7.086 on TMDB.
5. Red Like the Sky (Rosso come il cielo)
A nearly sightless boy is sent to a school for blind children, where he secretly discovers the possibilities of the recorded sound.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
6. Harmonium (淵に立つ)
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
7. Vengeance (復仇)
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
It has an average vote of 6.566 on TMDB.
8. In questo mondo di ladri (In questo mondo di ladri)
(In questo mondo di ladri)
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
9. Corpo Celeste (Corpo celeste)
After growing up in Switzerland, 13-year-old Marta returns to a city in southern Italy with her mother and older sister. Independent and inquisitive, she joins a catechism class at a local church. However, the games and religious pop songs she encounters there do not nearly satisfy her interest in faith. Struggling to find her place, Marta pushes the boundaries of the class, the priest, and the church.
It has an average vote of 6.814 on TMDB.
10. Sweet Dreams (Fai bei sogni)
Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…
It has an average vote of 6.599 on TMDB.
11. London Boulevard
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
It has an average vote of 5.899 on TMDB.
12. Judgment at Nuremberg
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
It has an average vote of 8.036 on TMDB.
13. Time Bandits
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
It has an average vote of 6.612 on TMDB.
14. Come tu mi vuoi (Come tu mi vuoi)
Giada is a overachieving student who works to pay for college. Riccardo is a spoiled brat who answers her tutoring ad in order to improve his abysmal grades. She's shy and homely. He's handsome and brazen. As they say, opposites attract.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
15. 3-Iron (빈집)
A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, washing laundry or making small repairs in return. He always tries to leave before the owners get back but in one ostensibly empty mansion he meets the abused wife of a rich man and she escapes with him.
It has an average vote of 7.81 on TMDB.
16. Indecent Proposal
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
It has an average vote of 6.336 on TMDB.
17. [REC]³ Genesis ([REC]³ Génesis)
A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.
It has an average vote of 5.266 on TMDB.
18. Savages
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
It has an average vote of 6.356 on TMDB.
19. Only Lovers Left Alive
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
It has an average vote of 7.235 on TMDB.
20. Carnage
After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
It has an average vote of 7.172 on TMDB.