New From Italy
Freaks Out
Circus freaks with superpowers take on Nazis in WWII-era Rome
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- Italy, Belgium • 2021
- Director Gabriele Mainetti
- Cast Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Max Mazzotta
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, War
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Piranhas
(La paranza dei bambini)
Chaos ensues when a gang of armed teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples to do their mob bosses' bidding.
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- Italy • 2019
- Director Claudio Giovannesi
- Cast Francesco Di Napoli, Artem Tkachuk, Viviana Aprea, Pasquale Marotta, Ciro Pellechia
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
The Two Popes
A Cardinal requests permission from Pope Benedict XVI to resign from the Church after being frustrated with the direction it is going.
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- United Kingdom, Italy • 2019
- Director Fernando Meirelles
- Cast Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Cole, Juan Minujín, Federico Torre
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
The Ruthless
(Lo spietato)
An ambitious young criminal rises through the ranks of the mafia in Milan through a merciless spree of crimes.
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- Italy, France • 2019
- Director Renato De Maria
- Cast Riccardo Scamarcio, Sara Serraiocco, Alessio Praticò, Alessandro Tedeschi, Marie-Ange Casta, Sara Cardinaletti
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
The Eight Mountains
(Le otto montagne)
A city boy develops a friendship with a young cowherd at his summer house in the mountains.
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- Italy, Belgium, France • 2022
- Director Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Cast Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti, Elisabetta Mazzullo, Lupo Barbiero
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV
The Traitor
(Il traditore)
After trying to leave the mafia for Brazil, Tommaso Buscetta is forced to return to Italy and become an informant.
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- Italy, France, Germany • 2019
- Director Marco Bellocchio
- Cast Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Bruno Cariello
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
(Salvatore - Il calzolaio dei sogni)
The story of Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most famous Hollywood shoe designers.
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- Italy • 2021
- Director Luca Guadagnino
- Cast Manolo Blahnik, Grace Coddington, Christian Louboutin, Salvatore Ferragamo, Suzy Menkes, Deborah Nadoolman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Disappearance of My Mother
(Storia di B – La scomparsa di mia madre)
Life after fame: An aging fashion model dreams of escaping the world of images and disappearing for good.
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- Italy • 2019
- Director Beniamino Barrese
- Cast Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Carlotta Antonelli, Michela De Rossi, Martina De Santis
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Tommaso
An unconventional recovery drama focusing on one man’s struggle for stability.
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- Italy • 2020
- Director Abel Ferrara
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac, Anna Ferrara, Alessandra Scarci, Maricla Amoriello, Luciano Sovena
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Anbessa
As housing developments and hyenas encroach on his community, a boy reinvents himself as his hero.
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- Italy, Ethiopia, United States • 2019
- Director Mo Scarpelli
- Cast Asalif Tewold
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Freevee, True Story, GuideDoc, DocAlliance Films, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Nostalgia
After 40 years, Felice returns to his hometown of Naples to revisit the past and to reconnect with his childhood best friend.
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- Italy, France • 2022
- Director Mario Martone
- Cast Pierfrancesco Favino, Francesco Di Leva, Tommaso Ragno, Aurora Quattrocchi, Sofia Essaïdi, Nello Mascia
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV