The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971

6.74

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

1971

The Leopard

The Leopard 1963

7.70

As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life. Proud but pragmatic Prince Don Fabrizio Salina allows his war hero nephew, Tancredi, to marry Angelica, the beautiful daughter of gauche, bourgeois Don Calogero, in order to maintain the family's accustomed level of comfort and political clout.

1963

Purple Noon

Purple Noon 1960

7.60

Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

1960

Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah 1962

5.40

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

1962

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers 1960

8.00

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

1960

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins 1962

5.60

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates into nuclear war. In "Sloth," a movie star would rather pay someone to tie his shoe than bend over to do it himself, and he can't be bothered to accept a starlet's sexual favors. In "Gluttony," a peasant family on its way to the funeral of a relative who died from indigestion stops regularly to eat and drink en route, arriving in time to eat some more. In "Greed," a high-class prostitute refunds the price of a cadet's lottery ticket. In "Pride," an unfaithful wife finds reason to reform. And so on through lust and envy.

1962

Two Women

Two Women 1960

7.83

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

1960

An Ideal Adventure

An Ideal Adventure 1982

4.80

Patricia, a journalist, is fed up with all the stupid chores and being ridiculed by her colleagues. To show her talent, she challenges her director Eugenio to test her. She will write a good article, but if she fails she will sleep with him.

1982

Il Posto

Il Posto 1961

7.70

With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A lack of options forces him to take a position as a messenger at a big company, where he hopes to receive a promotion soon. There, Domenico meets Antonietta, a young woman in a similar situation as himself. The two form a tentative relationship, but the soulless nature of their jobs threatens to keep them apart.

1961

He Who Is Without Sin...

He Who Is Without Sin... 1952

6.40

Stefano and Maria have a marriage by proxy while he is working abroad in Canada. When she is mistakenly accused of abandoning her own child and sent to jail, Stefano finds out and decides to annul their marriage.

1952

The Passionate Thief

The Passionate Thief 1960

6.90

On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.

1960

Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento 1955

6.90

Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.

1955

Nero's Mistress

Nero's Mistress 1956

5.60

Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. When Agrippina, his mother, arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she is asking for trouble. Many attempts of murder and poisoning will happen on the eve of his great show.

1956

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams 1953

7.00

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

1953

The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus 1955

6.88

Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

1955

Poor Millionaires

Poor Millionaires 1959

5.90

After a series of misunderstandings and other unfortunate incidents, the honeymoon of two young couples ends sooner than planned. Back at their starting point, the ensuing conflict leads to one of the couples separating. Salvatore, who moves away, is hit in the street by a car and loses his memory: he has lost his memories of his friends and family - until he meets his wife Marisa, in which he falls in love again ...

1959

Paranoia

Paranoia 1969

5.90

Following the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. After quickly succumbing to the charms of a local man, she lets him move into the villa and the two are later joined by his sister, which soon leads to complications.

1969

The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day 1963

6.20

Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.

1963

Beyond Justice

Beyond Justice 1992

3.80

A woman's ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to Morocco, where the boy is to be made the leader of the tribe. The child's mother hires a mercenary to get her son and bring him back to her.

1992