Best Italian Movies of 2025
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Italian Movies of 2025" contains films with the following parameters. Style: emotional, tense, suspenseful, melancholic, reflective and whimsical. Plot: moral ambiguity, betrayal, friendship, midlife crisis, female protagonist, coming of age, slow burn, intimate, redemption and male protagonist. Genre: Drama, Comedy and Thriller. Country: Italy, USA and UK.
Best Italian Movies of 2025
TOP Movies: The Forbidden City (2025), The Love Scam (2025), La Grazia (2025), After the Hunt (2025), The Old Guard 2 (2025), Lurker (2025), Madly (2025), The Big Fake (2025), Buen Camino (2025), Stolen Girl (2025), Anemos (2025), Life Is Life (2025), The History of Sound (2025), Off the Grid (2025), The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), Villa Amore (2025), Smurfs (2025), Juliet & Romeo (2025), The Negotiator (2025), Father Mother Sister Brother (2025).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In the suburbs of Rome two very different souls intersect. One is the son of a restaurant owner who disappeared with his lover. The other is a young mysterious woman who has arrived from China in search of her missing sister.
Style:
crime drama, dark, tense, suspenseful, intercultural ...
Plot:
kung fu, father son relationship, urban, organized crime, missing person, disappearance, violent, family drama, mafia, investigation, underground, human trafficking ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Drowning in debt, two brothers concoct a plan to scam a wealthy heiress and save their home in Naples — but unexpected love soon complicates the scheme.
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, buddy comedy, emotional
Plot:
love story, con man, male protagonist, uninvited guest, food, classical music, businessman, little boy, falling from height, cooking, job interview, trapped in an elevator ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
naples italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As his tenure as President of Italy nears its end, Mariano De Santis faces wrenching decisions-both political and deeply personal. Amid these moral quandaries, he must confront his own conscience and seek guidance from those closest to him, ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, serious, political drama
Plot:
moral dilemma, character study, grief, italian politics, loneliness, legacy, redemption, family secret, midlife crisis, slow burn, widower, bureaucracy ...
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological thriller, f word
Plot:
sexual assault, drinking, teacher, secret, mentor protege relationship, philosophy, generation gap, husband wife relationship, university, psychiatrist, student, morality ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
yale university
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.
Style:
action adventure, dark, psychotronic, tragic, queer cinema
Plot:
superhero, immortality, gay, villainess, good versus evil, villain, gay couple, warrior, murder, interracial romance, body horror, lgbt ...
Place:
croatia, indonesia, paris france, south korea, italy ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Style:
independent film, surprise ending, crying, learning
Plot:
backstage, group of friends, male protagonist, obsession, celebrity, asian woman, pop star, following someone, modeling, dancing, road trip, meeting ...
Place:
los angeles, london
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
How much do we really know about ourselves when we make a decision? What if there are multiple versions of our I within us, each with something to say?
Style:
psychological, mind bending, existential, experimental, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
identity, self discovery, consciousness, self awareness, split personality, identity crisis, existential crisis, moral ambiguity, intimate, relationships, metaphysics, memory ...
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere — even in the history of Italy.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
art, attic, priest, revenge killing, mysterious man, forgery, stuttering, underworld, art dealer, disco, organized crime, assassin ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, reflective, road movie, suspense
Plot:
self discovery, pilgrimage, introspection, spiritual journey, identity, missing child, parenting, intimate, privilege, bittersweet, redemption, loss ...
Place:
spain, italy, rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally abducted children who ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense
Plot:
motherhood, missing child, abduction, female protagonist, resilience, family drama, determination, mother daughter reunion, private investigator, moral ambiguity, betrayal, child abduction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
middle east, syria
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Country: Italy
Story:
Anemos is a conceptual film in which, following the call to spirituality, we go through history on a trip from Magna Grecia to the Aeolian Islands, from the desert to the Cathar countries, observing the wind that rushes towards the Mediterranean. We ...
Style:
spiritual, poetic, contemplative, philosophical, meditative ...
Plot:
mysticism, humanity, mediterranean, pilgrimage, environmentalism, revelation, immigration, haunting, desert
Place:
sicily, italy, south of france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An elderly shepherd takes on big business when he becomes the only holdout against property developers building a luxury resort in his tiny Sardinian village.
Style:
emotional, poignant, reflective, melancholic, art house
Plot:
relationships, intimate, introspection, mediterranean, slice of life, small town, friendship, community, resilience, bittersweet, slow burn, coming of age ...
Place:
sardinia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Sweden, Italy
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Style:
crying, period piece, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, world war one, gay sex, gay interest, male male relationship, bare chested male, love, lgbt, lgbtq, suicide, grief ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 80s, year 1918, year 1919 ...
Place:
maine, kentucky, boston, new england, rome italy ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their biggest mistake of all – they ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, neo noir, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
chase, manhunt, conspiracy, on the run, fugitive, industrial espionage, cat and mouse, moral dilemma, dystopia, black ops, ruse, isolation ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France, USA, UK, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her ...
Style:
tense, emotional, devastating, crying, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
war crime, telephone call, child in peril, rescue, desperation, courage, survival, witness, loss, bombing, trauma, siege ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
palestine
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Liara goes to Italy and impulsively buys the villa where her parents met. She soon learns she is in way over her head and must ask a lawyer-turned-handyman to help her renovate.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, romantic drama, whimsical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
renovation, fish out of water, heartwarming, self discovery, personal growth, inheritance, culture clash, second chance, mother daughter relationship, pizza, donkey, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Italy, Belgium, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the ...
Style:
colorful, lighthearted, uplifting, epic fantasy, computer animated ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
portal, good versus evil, friendship, rescue mission, wizard, magic, quest, children, teamwork, fish out of water, self discovery, villain ...
Place:
paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, our most famous star-crossed lovers turn the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of ...
Style:
emotional, epic, stylized, romantic drama
Plot:
medieval, love story, passion, adaptation, empire, destiny, sacrifice, choreography, rebellion, plot twist, teen romance, potion ...
Time:
14th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 2005, Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped in Iraq by a group of terrorists. Nicola Calipari, a SISMI agent, is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises the operation. Despite the difficulties, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, sacrifice, kidnapping, heroism, rescue mission, espionage, journalism, middle east conflict, betrayal, moral ambiguity, biopic, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iraq, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Italy, France, Ireland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin, and adult ...
Style:
emotional, tension, reflective, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
estrangement, siblings, family drama, family reunited, mature, mother daughter relationship, bonding, grief, regret, tragedy, introspection, homecoming ...
Place:
dublin ireland, paris france, usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A couple of jovial life-long drunkards run into a shy architecture undergrad, whose way of seeing things will be transformed as the trio wanders from pub to pub in search of a buried treasure.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, road movie, melancholic, existential
Plot:
character study, midlife crisis, male bonding, intimate, bittersweet, nostalgia, slice of life, intergenerational friendship, friendship between men, friendship
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
male nudity, storytelling, captivity, survival, biopic, resilience, escape plan, ransom, hostage, pow, renaissance, sea voyage ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
europe, algeria
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Forced to come back to Palermo to take care of his elderly parents, a deadpan driver-for-hire takes advantage of the situation to get back at the rigid authority figures who ruined his teenage years.
Style:
dark comedy, raunchy comedy, black humor
Plot:
family drama, revenge, getting home, resentment, caretaker, moral ambiguity, small town, social realism, midlife crisis, bittersweet, nostalgia, parents son relationship ...
Place:
italy, sicily
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Italy, Slovenia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, gothic, surreal ...
Plot:
ritual, mountain village, secrets, moral ambiguity, religious cult, character study, haunting, obsession, manipulation, slow burn, coming of age, isolation ...
Is relevant?
752
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Rome. The 1980s. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza commits a desperate theft that costs her her reputation and social position. ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
character study, writers, feminism, biopic, self discovery, intimate, rejection, hopes, redemption, women's rights, resilience, outcast ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story follows Joanna, a striking forty-year-old woman trapped in a stifling marriage to a wealthy and controlling man. When she meets Ada, an enigmatic and free-spirited young woman, Joanna is drawn into a journey of self-discovery and ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, gothic
Plot:
island, power struggle, isolation, claustrophobia, confined, manipulation, domestic drama, sexual awakening, female empowerment, moral ambiguity, midlife crisis, seduction ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Family
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On his deathbed, Ludovico entrusts his daughter Margot to the housekeeper, Felicia, asking that the family villa be transformed into an orphanage so that the little girl can grow up in joy with other children. But the wicked Felicia only wants the ...
Style:
heartfelt, uplifting, suspenseful, melancholic, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, traveling circus, family drama, identity, magic realism, resilience, surrogate family, exploitation, escape, performance art, coming of age, rescue ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Determined to exact his justice, Django faces dangerous challenges and bloody clashes to restore order in a territory dominated by lawlessness and injustice.
Style:
intense, suspenseful, heroic, dark, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vigilantism, shootout, revenge, justice, lawlessness, anti hero, bloodbath, retribution, violence, vigilante, outlaw, redemption ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Serbia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Luca is a forty-year-old teacher experiencing a relationship crisis with his wife, Sara, who is much wealthier than him. During the lockdown, Luca finds himself a bystander in the life of his new neighbor, Amanda, and decides to bridge the distance ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, suspense
Plot:
quarantine, loneliness, character study, isolation, existential crisis, midlife crisis, guilt, claustrophobia, introspection, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, obsession ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Santa Claus, in the midst of an existential crisis, suddenly disappears during the holiday season, his wife Margaret must roll up her sleeves and save the most special day of the year.
Style:
feel good, family comedy, lighthearted, whimsical
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, female protagonist, family values, winter, heartwarming, christmas eve, empowerment, comedy of errors, magic, friendship, small town ...
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