Movies and TV shows set in rome italy
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in rome italy ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, art house and semi serious films and TV shows about / with society, murder, female nudity, prostitute, politics, betrayal, gay, nudity, ancient and rivalry plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in Italy, USA, France and other countries.
rome italy
TOP 10 movies tagged as rome italy: To Rome with Love (2012), Rome (2005), Caligula (1979), When in Rome (2010), Suburra (2015), The Great Beauty (2013), When in Rome (2002), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), Room in Rome (2010).
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Italy, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, surreal, ironic, sexy ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
love story, love, art, culture clash, meet the parents, adultery, farce, life philosophy, marriage, architect, newlyweds, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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184K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 1193 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, intrigue, warrior, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c., ancient times, 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, alexandria egypt ...
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38K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, disturbing, controversial, art house ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient world, sex, brutality, incest, sexploitation, explicit sex, roman empire, nudity, sexuality, sexual perversion, sex orgy ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 1979
Place:
rome italy, italy, greece
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After fishing out coins from a water fountain in Italy, cynical New Yorker Beth Harper finds herself being wooed by several ardent suitors. As she deals with the attention, Beth tries to figure out whether a charming reporter really loves her.
Style:
romantic, rom com, romantic comedy, funny, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love, fall in love, couples, wooing, love and romance, looking for love, singleness, true love, miraculous event, wedding, love story, wish come true ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, europe, new york, manhattan new york city, italy
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22K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
mafia, corruption, politics, revenge, prostitute, female nudity, drug overdose, church, murder, threesome, political corruption, sex scene ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Style:
philosophical, art house, visually stunning, stylized, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
writer's life, stripper, art, party, artist, aging, surrealism, friendship, high society, journalist, magic realism, old age ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Teenage sisters Charli and Lola are on the verge of an experience beyond their wildest dreams! Pack your bags and jet off to Rome as the girls start their summer internship working for the legendary Derek Hanson - the totally cool international ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
twins, teenage love, teenager, fashion, disorder, family relations, love and romance, society, youth, teenage life, showbiz, fish out of water ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, disturbing, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
sexual promiscuity, family relations, poverty, greed, insanity, satire, social problems, incest, social injustice, lgbt, old age, badass ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy.
Style:
teen, feel good, romantic, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, date night, girls' night ...
Plot:
teenage girl, teenager, american abroad, friendship, youth, high school, love and romance, teenage life, musician's life, hidden identity, disorder, rise to the top ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, atmospheric, sensual ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, gays and lesbians, lesbian love, sex scene, lesbian sex, lesbian relationship, sexual relations, couples, hotel room, nudity, lesbian romance ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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13K
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by a true story, this series follows a group of Roman teenagers as they defy society in their search for identity and independence.
Style:
erotic, romantic, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage prostitute, friendship, sex with a minor, society, drug use, family crisis, school, party, high school student, teenager, gay, group of friends ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.
Style:
suspense, psychological, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
ancient rome, king, roman, religion, mythology, journey, violence, medieval, ancient, historical event, friendship, society ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful ...
Style:
exciting, intellectual, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, twists and turns, illuminati, investigation, catholicism, vatican, riddles and clues, danger, secret society, religions or cults, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe, harvard university, geneva switzerland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, clever, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot:
historical character, intrigue, siblings relations, greed, brother sister incest, sex scene, ambition, lust, clergy, medieval, catholic church, sin ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
rome italy, italy, ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first century Rome.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, art house, sexual, cult classic ...
Plot:
ancient rome, surrealism, gay, roman, ancient history, lgbt, decadence, hermaphrodite, ancient, animal sacrifice, banquet, slave auction ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 1969
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, europe, sicily ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
religion, cardinal the priest, vatican, pope, identity crisis, catholic church, self discovery, catholic, introspection, self involved, self fulfillment, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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21K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.
Style:
disturbing, harsh, rough, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
shakespeare, ancient, ancient rome, brutality, justice, secrets, cannibalism, state affairs, head of state, war, revenge, violence spree ...
Time:
year 1999, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, ancient greece, europe, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 669 min.
TV show
Story:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, political thriller, clever, epic ...
Plot:
ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, antiquity, ancient world, politics, royal family, emperor ...
Time:
1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Style:
political, art house, visual, breathtaking, neo noir ...
Plot:
fascism, assassination, italian fascism, fascist, murder, honeymoon, professor, politics, existentialism, confession, child molestation, ambush ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1917 ...
Place:
italy, paris france, rome italy, france, europe
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86K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, ...
Style:
brutal, intense, epic, stylized, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, roman, ancient history, roman soldier, legion, medieval, survival, sword fight, soldier, betrayal, fight ...
Time:
year 2010, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, britain, scotland, england, greece ...
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14K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, stylized, visual, colorful ...
Plot:
fashion, memory, surrealism, society, lifestyle, satire, female nudity, politics, child, illegal prostitution, fascism, italian history ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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169K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking ...
Style:
scary, demonic, suspense, bleak, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
exorcism, supernatural, ghost, supernatural horror, nun, paranormal, demon, evil nun, priest, murder, nightmare, suicide ...
Time:
2010s, year 1952, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
romania, rome italy, xian
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Italy, 1990. On the night when Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber River. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring ...
Style:
captivating, tense, enigmatic, humorous, non-linear
Plot:
murder mystery, film producer, murder, friendship, police investigation, police interrogation, murder suspect, ghost writer, death, society, rivalry, writers ...
Time:
year 1990, 90s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, melancholic, meditative, serious ...
Plot:
sensuality, interracial relations, unrequited love, white male black female relationship, immigration, jail, pianist, politics, social differences, fall in love, opposites attract, society ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
rome italy, africa, italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Stories about three very different women and the men they attract. Adelina sells black-market cigarettes in Naples, is married to the unemployed Carmine, and faces a jail sentence. She can avoid it as long as she's pregnant. Several years and ...
Style:
anthology, neorealism, sexy, black and white, aesthetic ...
Plot:
prostitute, husband wife relationship, pregnant wife, unemployment, pregnancy, italian neorealism, basement, nylons, car crash, large family, redheaded woman, temptation ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, naples italy, milan italy, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he ...
Style:
funny, light, cult classic, humorous, epic ...
Plot:
heist, conspiracy, art theft, twists and turns, caper, master thief, dishonesty, cia agent, alchemy, megalomaniac, gold, gangster ...
Time:
90s, 15th century, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After many years working in the streets of Roma, the middle-age whore Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an upper class apartment, a fruit stand and retires from the prostitution. She brings her teenage son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), who ...
Style:
neorealism, serious, realistic, art house, sad ...
Plot:
prostitute, youth, prostitution, family relations, redemption, life is a bitch, parents and children, thief, friendship, human nature, hopes, parent child relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 60s, post world war two
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a 2006 BBC One docudrama series, with each episode looking at a different key turning point in the history of the Roman Empire.
Style:
captivating, epic, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, emperor, ancient, historical character, politics, religions or cults, roma, christianity, head of state, political unrest, rise and fall ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story:
A romanced story of Attila the Hun, since his childhood, when he lost his parents until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great Roman strategist Flavius Aetius, his loves ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, touching, epic, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, battlefield, antiquity, barbarian, battles, roman, medieval, peplum, ancient, village ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
rome italy, constantinople, greece, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In Italy, the American writer Sam Dalmas witnesses an attempt of murder of the owner of an art gallery, a couple of days before his foreseen return to the United States of America. He decides to stay with his girlfriend Julia and help the police in ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, slasher, grindhouse, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, voyeurism, female psychopath, maniac, attempted murder, murder, psychopath, murder mystery, police detective, female killer, danger ...
Time:
70s, year 1970, 60s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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