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10 Best Movies Like The Italian

If you loved The Italian, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Lamerica

Lamerica

1994★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so t...

#2
Il Divo

Il Divo

2008★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist ma...

#3
My Tennis Maestro

My Tennis Maestro

2025★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Italy, 1989. After years of hard training, 13-year-old Felice, carrying his father's expectations on his shoulders, finally sets out to compete in the national tennis tournaments. ...

#4
The Negotiator

The Negotiator

2025★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Baghdad, 2005. After Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena is kidnapped by insurgents, veteran SISMI negotiator Nicola Calipari is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US f...

#5
Dear Diary

Dear Diary

1993★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits ...

#6
Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

2017★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Italian for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-...

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