Movies like King Lear
If King Lear's drama stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what King Lear's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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On My Skin
2018 · Directed by Alessio Cremonini · 100 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention.
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The Raffle
1991 · Directed by Francesco Laudadio · 93 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Struggling with a financial crisis, a good-looking widow decides to put herself up for grabs. However, going through with it becomes almost impossible with a new love and the legal system thrown into the mix.
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Piranhas
2019 · Directed by Claudio Giovannesi · 111 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.
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Loro
2018 · Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · 157 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title –…
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Bad Tales
2020 · Directed by Fabio D'Innocenzo · 98 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and…
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Mia Madre
2015 · Directed by Nanni Moretti · 106 min6.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
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Euphoria
2018 · Directed by Valeria Golino · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Matteo is a young successful businessman, audacious, charming and energetic. Ettore instead, is a calm, righteous, second grade teacher always living in the shadows, still in the small town from where both come from.