Italian fascism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant italian fascism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking, historical drama, political and captivating films and TV shows about / with italian fascism, fascism, world war two, betrayal, resistance, fascist, italian history, family relations, society and politics plots mostly in Drama, War and Comedy genres shot in Italy, France, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as italian fascism: The Conformist (1970), A Special Day (1977), The Shadow of the Day (2022), I'm Back (2018), Malena (2000), Lion of the Desert (1980), 1900 (1976), Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985), The Bad Poet (2020), Unfair Competition (2001).
Best films
New films
| Wild Blood (2008) | 6.1 | |
| Baaria (2009) | 6.9 | |
| Schindler's List (1993) | 9.0 | |
| The Fallen (2004) | 5.0 | |
| Open Doors (1990) | 7.1 |
List of italian fascism movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Style:
controversial, disgusting, erotic, extreme horror, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult, teen drama
Plot:
torture, atrocity, sexual perversion, sex, fascism, sexual abuse, sexual torture, sadism, brutality, rape, libertine, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1975, 20th century, year 1943, year 1944 ...
Place:
italy, europe, latin america
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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, sexual ...
Plot:
fascism, assassination, childhood trauma, italian fascism, fascist, professor, murder, betrayal, politics, homosexuality, chauffeur, honeymoon ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1917 ...
Place:
italy, paris france, rome italy, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In late 1930s Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Continis are a leading family: wealthy, aristocratic, and urbane; they are also Jewish. Their adult children, Micol and Alberto, gather a diverse circle of friends for tennis and parties at their villa with ...
Style:
political, disturbing, compassionate, breathtaking, talky ...
Plot:
fascism, holocaust, world war two, unrequited love, italian fascism, nazi germany, anti semitism, brother sister relationship, assassination, tennis, family relations, family life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, ancient times, year 1970 ...
Place:
italy, europe, africa, germany, israel ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler. Left alone in her tenement home when her fascist husband runs off to attend the historic event, Sophia Loren strikes up a friendship with her ...
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, psychological, sexual, minimal cast ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fascism, italian fascism, housewife, homosexuality, neighbor, world war two, lgbt, gay, homosexual, nazi, infidelity, politics ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, year 1977, 20th century, pre world war two
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws (1938). Luciano, a Fascist-abiding restaurateur, nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules inside his business. However, everything changes when Anna, a girl with a dangerous secret, ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
impossible love, fascism, italian fascism, racial segregation, male female relationship, racism, star crossed lovers, in love, life is a bitch, fall in love, snitch, couple relations ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mussolini reappears in Rome 72 years after his death, finding a Country still full of problems like racism and hate for politicians. Misguised for an actor, he sides with a young filmmaker and starts traveling along Italy to reconquer it.
Style:
satirical, thought provoking, disturbing, dark comedy, mockumentary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictator, satire, anti semitism, italian fascism, political satire, social commentary, society, state affairs, fascism, farce, tyrant, compassion ...
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his first bike, and he gets his first look at Malèna. She is a beautiful, silent outsider who's moved to this Sicilian town to be with her ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexuality, world war two, hot and sexy, coming of age, longing, older woman younger man relationship, unrequited love, fascism, wartime, older woman younger man, dream girl, women ...
Time:
1940s, ancient times, year 2000, 20th century, year 1943 ...
Place:
italy, sicily, europe, mediterranean sea, southern italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Libya, USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which ...
Style:
epic, exciting, inspirational, historical drama, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
muslim, desert, islam, bedouin, rebel, resistance, revolution, italian history, medieval, italian fascism, military, battles ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
africa, middle east, maghreb, libya, north africa ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style:
epic, controversial, compassionate, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fascism, politics, world war two, italian history, friendship, revolution, class struggle, communism, peasant, socialist, sex, brutality ...
Time:
1900s, 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place:
italy, paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 410 min.
TV show
Story:
George C. Scott, Lee Grant, Virginia Madsen, Raul Julia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Gabriel Byrne star in this Emmy-nominated program about the rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, political drama
Plot:
fascism, world war two, world war, italian fascism, rape, tyrant, villain as protagonist, italian politics, son in law, ss, adultery, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 1937, 1940s, post world war one ...
Place:
milan italy, austria, switzerland, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to monitor aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
fascism, poet, italian fascism, secret police, politics, relationship vs career, political unrest, political intrigue, federal agent, social problems, moral dilemma, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
fascism, holocaust, anti semitism, ghetto, family business, social decay, political unrest, life is a bitch, against humanity, human nature, moral dilemma, world war two ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, sentimental, poignant ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family friendly, kids, adult
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, concentration camp, human spirit, life & death, life philosophy, self sacrifice, nazism, life lesson, destiny, ss ...
Time:
1940s, year 1997, 20th century, 90s, 1930s ...
Place:
italy, poland, europe, tuscany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
A compelling drama/documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce himself, from his days as a terrorist to his alliance with Hitler to the betrayal of his son-in-law and untimely demise.
Style:
thought provoking, bleak, disturbing, serious, realistic
Plot:
fascism, world war two, italian history, dictator, italian fascism, fictional history, totalitarian state, world war, intrigue, political unrest, injustice, family problems ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
europe, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
1944. Primo Arcovazzi a fanatic member of Brigate Nere (fascist organization) is in charge to bring an opponent to the regime, Prof. George Wilson, from Abruzzo to Roma. He accepted the mandate because of his wish to be upgraded to ...
Style:
road movie, political, dark comedy, art house, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
fascism, world war two, anti fascism, satire, italian fascism, irony, journey, moral ambiguity, desolation, character study, occupation, survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
THE FALLEN is a three-sided story about German, Italian, and American soldiers, set in Northern Italy during the final weeks of the World War II. On the one side, a group of American supply soldiers delivers ammunition to the front line, a journey ...
Style:
captivating, rough, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, war, soldier, resistance movement, military life, military, captivity, against the odds, battles, leadership, against humanity ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1938 a group of fascists led by the general Gaetano Maria Barbagli decides to invade the planet of Mars.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, black comedy, surreal, parody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mars, fascism, satire, surrealism, martian, political satire, outer space, dictatorship, irreverent, ridicule, authoritarianism, absurdism ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, sentimental, surreal, visual ...
Plot:
coming of age, satire, surrealism, big breasts, mature woman, memory, fascism, group of friends, horniness, family life, social relations, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, year 1973, 1930s
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, exciting, culinary ...
Plot:
wine, world war two, rise to the top, holocaust, mayor, small town, fighting the system, military, escapades, war, anti semitism, italian fascism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1969
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, disturbing, suspense, political ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, legal, murder, injustice, life is a bitch, courtroom, judge, lawyer, italian fascism, sicilian, court case ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1937
Place:
italy, palermo italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows Benito Mussolini's career from his founding of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 through the assassination of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti in 1925.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dramatic, political thriller, grim ...
Plot:
italian history, fascism, rise to power, nationalism, biopic, italian politics, authoritarianism, political violence, tyranny, character study, ambition, assassination ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Laura, 25, is an actress in a L.A.R.P. (Live Action Role Playing) Game, where the participants play the survivors of an atomic war who live underground in a sealed bunker. After several mysterious accidents, the game is interrupted and the players ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, light
Plot:
game of death, nightmare, bunker, survival horror, ghost story, eye, role playing, game, mind game, struggle for survival, most dangerous game, survival ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young petty thief befriends the local priest.
Plot:
sex with a priest, older woman younger man relationship, age-gap relationship, coming of age, catholic priest, italian fascism, loss of innocence, hooker, bicycle, robbery, friend, priest ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
venice
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his father built. But when a prostitute tries to set him up for a drug smuggling charge, he is forced to ...
Style:
cynical, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
Plot:
amateur detective, sexual attraction, french algerian war, airport, murder, frame up, private detective, assassination, workplace intrigue, political intrigue, workplace situations, fascism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
paris france, france, harvard university
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The mafia has overrun a section of the country so ruinously that a very stern man (Giuliano Gemma) has been sent by the government to be the governor in that region. He has been given wide-ranging power and authority and is not afraid to use it. ...
Style:
historical drama, crime drama, serious, period piece, poliziottesco ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, violence, police procedural, criminal underworld, law enforcement, corruption, cosa nostra, fascism, investigation, moral ambiguity, dictatorship ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
sicily, italy, palermo italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen – John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, realistic, epic, factual ...
Plot:
war, military, world war two, propaganda, wartime, survival, battles, guilt, photograph, world war, fame, american history ...
Time:
year 2006, post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1939 ...
Place:
japan, asia, america, north america, usa ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
Style:
fairy tale, 3d animation, visually stunning, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
magic, stop motion, pinocchio, grief, church, whale, father son relationship, puppet, boy, glory, little boy, children ...
Time:
2020s, 1940s, 20th century, 1910s, year 1916 ...
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them.
Style:
period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, german occupation, irony, pow, commando mission, european, italian soldier, reluctant hero, dark humor, covert operation, fish out of water, italian army ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
sicily, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has ...
Style:
harsh, bleak, historical drama, political, melancholic
Plot:
fascism, political oppression, tragedy, poverty, social injustice, village, death of protagonist, social realism, working class, political persecution, class conflict, torture ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has recently died and the only other English-speaking guests are brash Americans. Then Major Wilshaw ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, witty, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
true love, lake, forbidden love, hotel, love, summer, age-gap relationship, lesbian love, summer vacation, interwar period, love triangle, resort ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1937, pre world war two
Place:
italy, switzerland, europe, venice
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