Movies like Macaroni
If Macaroni's drama and comedy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Macaroni's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974 · Directed by Ettore Scola · 125 min8.3
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Ettore Scola · Also a Italian drama
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
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Ugly, Dirty and Bad
1976 · Directed by Ettore Scola · 115 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Ettore Scola · Also a Italian comedy
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the…
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I Vitelloni
1953 · Directed by Federico Fellini · 103 min7.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian comedy
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about…
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Reality
2012 · Directed by Matteo Garrone · 117 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his…
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Diamonds
2024 · Directed by Ferzan Özpetek · 135 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian comedy
In 1970s Rome, a filmmaker gathers actresses for a new project, which triggers memories of his past working in a Roman costume shop, run by Alberta and Gabriella, navigating personal and professional challenges while…
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Nostalgia
2022 · Directed by Mario Martone · 117 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.
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White as Milk, Red as Blood
2013 · Directed by Giacomo Campiotti · 102 min6.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Italian drama
Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and…