The 30 best movies from Italy

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 613 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Três Homens em Conflito leads, rated 8.3 (1966). The average release year on the list is 1985. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

directed by Sergio Leone · 163 min · 8.5 9,916 votes
2

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

directed by Roberto Benigni · 116 min · 8.4 14,214 votes
3

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

directed by Sergio Leone · 229 min · 8.4 6,192 votes
4

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 155 min · 8.4 4,965 votes
5

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

directed by Sergio Leone · 166 min · 8.3 5,037 votes
6

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

directed by Luca Guadagnino · 132 min · 8.1 12,931 votes
7

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

directed by Vittorio De Sica · 90 min · 8.2 2,739 votes
8

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

directed by Sergio Leone · 132 min · 8.0 4,592 votes
9

The Legend of 1900 (1998)

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 170 min · 8.2 2,490 votes
10

8½ (1963)

directed by Federico Fellini · 139 min · 8.1 2,586 votes
11

Perfect Strangers (2016)

directed by Paolo Genovese · 97 min · 7.9 4,676 votes
12

Downfall (2004)

directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 156 min · 7.9 4,435 votes
13

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

directed by Sergio Leone · 100 min · 7.8 4,849 votes
14

Three Men and a Leg (1997)

directed by Aldo Baglio · 98 min · 8.0 2,174 votes
15

La Dolce Vita (1960)

directed by Federico Fellini · 176 min · 8.0 2,066 votes
16

On My Skin (2018)

directed by Alessio Cremonini · 100 min · 8.0 1,899 votes
17

There's Still Tomorrow (2023)

directed by Paola Cortellesi · 118 min · 8.1 1,554 votes
18

The Best Offer (2013)

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 130 min · 7.8 3,140 votes
19

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

directed by Terry George · 122 min · 7.7 3,264 votes
20

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

directed by Elio Petri · 111 min · 8.2 894 votes
21

Il Sorpasso (1962)

directed by Dino Risi · 106 min · 8.2 867 votes
22

The Little Prince (2015)

directed by Mark Osborne · 92 min · 7.6 3,027 votes
23

The Wages of Fear (1953)

directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · 131 min · 8.0 1,126 votes
24

Malena (2000)

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 109 min · 7.6 2,813 votes
25

The Postman (1994)

directed by Michael Radford · 108 min · 7.9 1,247 votes
26

Amarcord (1973)

directed by Federico Fellini · 123 min · 7.9 1,238 votes
27

La Strada (1954)

directed by Federico Fellini · 108 min · 7.9 1,197 votes
28

Rome, Open City (1945)

directed by Roberto Rossellini · 103 min · 8.0 996 votes
29

Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)

directed by Giovanni Storti · 100 min · 7.7 1,738 votes
30

The Name of the Rose (1986)

directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 131 min · 7.5 3,391 votes