My Watchlist
Life Is Beautiful
(La vita è bella)
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination can conquer all.
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- Italy • 1997
- Director Roberto Benigni
- Cast Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Amerigo Fontani, Sergio Bini Bustric
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Divorce Italian Style
(Divorzio all'italiana)
How do you end a marriage when divorce is illegal? It's easier than you think.
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- Italy • 1961
- Director Pietro Germi
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro, Margherita Girelli
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
A Son
(Bik Eneich - Un Fils)
When their son is critically injured, a couple in crisis must find a way to save him.
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- Tunisia, France, Lebanon • 2019
- Director Mehdi M. Barsaoui
- Cast Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
(La mafia uccide solo d'estate)
A lovesick young journalist joins the Sicilian anti-Mafia movement in this black comedy.
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- Italy • 2013
- Director Pif
- Cast Pif, Cristiana Capotondi, Rosario Lisma, Barbara Tabita, Alex Bisconti, Ginevra Antona
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex,
The Battle of Algiers
(La battaglia di Algeri)
The revolt that stirred the world!
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- Algeria, Italy • 1966
- Director Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Samia Kerbash
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Cléo from 5 to 7
(Cléo de cinq à sept)
A young singer awaiting life-changing medical results embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
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- France, Italy • 1962
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck, Michel Legrand, José Luis de Vilallonga
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Kanopy
La Pointe-Courte
A penetrating drama about a marriage on the brink of disintegration.
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- France • 1955
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano, Anna Banegas, André Lubrano
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Butterflies
(Kelebekler)
Three estranged siblings come together in a Turkish village to bury their father and confront their past.
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- Turkey • 2018
- Director Tolga Karaçelik
- Cast Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçağlayan, Tuğçe Altuğ, Serkan Keskin, Hakan Karsak, Ercan Kesal
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
8½
A film director suffers creative block as he prepares his next movie and navigates the relationships of his life.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Celebration
(Festen)
Dark family secrets are uncovered at a 60th birthday party.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 1998
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Pelle the Conqueror
(Pelle Erobreren)
A father and son attempt to make a new life for themselves on the Danish island of Bornholm.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 1987
- Director Bille August
- Cast Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Kristina Törnqvist, Astrid Villaume
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Come What May
(En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît)
In Nazi-occupied France, a man must find his young son before the Nazis do.
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- France, Belgium • 2015
- Director Christian Carion
- Cast August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Alice Isaaz, Matthew Rhys
- Genre War, Drama
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy