We are continuously vexed by Netflix; they are obviously trying to hide these from us, and constantly taking them down and putting them back up. But we do our best to keep the list as current as possible. Let us know if you find films not listed here!
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Suburra is the cool new movie that will become a Netflix mini-series!
Romanzo Criminale, Two Seasons of the TV series.
Salvo is the story of a hitman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Viva La Libertà is Roberto Andò funny and yet serious skewering of Italian politics, starring Toni Servillo.
Viaggio Sola, A Five Star Life stars Margherita Buy as a hotel “secret shopper”.
Miele (Honey) is an original look at a hard topic that stars Jasmine Trinca.
Terraferma is the Venice Film Festival award winning movie from Emanuele Crialese.
Shun Li and the Poet (Io Sono Li)
Andrea Segre’s beautiful film about immigration and friendship.
Bella Addormentata, Dormant Beauty, is Marco Bellocchio’s film about choosing to live or die.
Caesar Must Die, (Cesare Deve Morire)
Award winning mockumentary filmed in a real Roman prison from the Taviani Brothers.
Starring Penelope Cruz.
Garibaldi’s Lovers (Il Comandante e La Cigogna)
“Italy is going through tough years. People are falling in the mud and plumbers and artists are getting caught up in the mess. I searched for a new way to tell what I see through fantasy and levitation.”
Habemus Papam – We Have A Pope
The new Pope has cold feet
The Recchi family hits a dysfunctional patch.
Roberto Saviano needed bodyguards after telling this story about organized crime.
La Meglio Gioventù – The Best of Youth
Follows two brothers through three turbulent decades in Italy.
Giorni e Nuvole – Days and Clouds
An affluent couple falls from grace.
Io Non Ho Paura – I’m Not Scared
A boy discovers another boy who has been kidnapped.
La Stanza Del Figlio – The Son’s Room
A family struggles from the loss of a child.
L’Ultimo Bacio – The Last Kiss
Bad behavior from when a man learns his girlfriend is pregnant.
Its promo ads banned by Italy’s state broadcasting agency, this film reveals how salacious television productions enable the ongoing reign of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s three-time prime minister and top media mogul.
A Sicilian family decides to move to the land of milk and honey, America.
Luce Dei Miei Occhi – Light of my Eyes
An isolated man becomes infatuated with a woman with a lot of baggage.
Dillo Con Parole Mie – Ginger and Cinnamon
A girl and her aunt take a vacation, one hoping to find love and the other hoping to forget it.
Agata’s electric personality gets in the way of her love life.
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