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86
8.0
/26163/
76
/486/
77
/640/
4.2
/47723/
98
/40/
91
/423/

Day for Night (1973)
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.4
/15624/
71
/225/
72
/332/
3.9
/23766/
79
/28/
85
/293/
84
/9/

Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.
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75
7.1
/59589/
72
/1671/
69
/975/
3.7
/46400/
90
/60/
82
/1587/
69
/15/
cc age 12+

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
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79
71
7.5
/7429/
75
/126/
72
/110/
3.8
/6332/
100
/11/
79
/90/

Thieves' Highway (1949)
Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
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Amazon Prime Video
73
71
6.9
/14254/
70
/270/
67
/261/
3.5
/13497/
100
/12/
71
/194/
70
/12/

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
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77
70
7.8
/2892/
80
/310/
75
/242/
3.9
/9534/

La Classe américaine (1993)
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)
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Netflix
72
66
6.9
/7673/
69
/179/
68
/169/
3.5
/3508/
89
/9/
67
/61/

Barabbas (1961)
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
64
6.9
/6247/
70
/186/
69
/182/
3.5
/14035/
71
/7/
67
/84/

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
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Hoopla
63
7.2
/5268/
70
/89/
70
/134/
3.5
/2723/
42
/19/
77
/157/

Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.
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Criterion Channel
77
61
7.1
/3696/
71
/67/
67
/89/
3.6
/4644/
100
/17/
83
/20/

Le Amiche (1955)
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
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Plex
66
54
6.9
/4288/
67
/69/
63
/66/
3.4
/4382/
62
/47/

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
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50
5.7
/1645/
50
/12/
59
/28/
3.1
/935/
60
/5/
39
/15/

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.
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74
49
7.4
/2196/
67
/32/
70
/37/
3.7
/1128/
85
/270/

The Visit (1964)
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
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62
44
7.0
/1783/
69
/73/
67
/54/
3.6
/5086/
30
/60/

The Possessed (1965)
While visiting his favorite resort village during winter, a writer investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
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Criterion Channel
74
35
7.3
/1427/
68
/44/
74
/42/
3.7
/1604/
83
/1/

The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.
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52
31
5.4
/1180/
49
/23/
51
/39/
2.8
/2087/

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...
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42
31
4.6
/3532/
61
/89/
54
/77/
2.5
/1281/
20
/40/
25
/5/

When Time Ran Out... (1980)
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
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67
27
6.5
/1010/
65
/14/
67
/30/
3.4
/1447/
73
/4/

Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
After his son is kidnapped, a millionaire industrialist seeks revenge, in spite of the potential danger that his rash actions will bring about for his child and another kidnapped boy, the son of a poor mechanic.
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58
27
5.4
/1102/
58
/105/
57
/55/
3.0
/772/
60
/10/

Appassionata (1974)
Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife.
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50
26
5.7
/2147/
49
/34/
51
/51/
2.9
/1163/
35
/4/

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
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Kanopy
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25
6.4
/1638/
63
/28/
63
/21/
3.2
/1052/
Popcorn
67
/5/

Black Magic (1949)
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
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61
17
6.5
/1602/
68
/19/
65
/13/
3.2
/421/
44
/7/

Malaya (1949)
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.
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70
16
6.7
/649/
53
/9/
74
/24/
3.3
/248/
94
/2/

Sparrow (1994)
Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old novice leaves her convent and returns her home to avoid contamination. Here she finds a difficult situation, in fact her stepmother and her half-sisters prevent Maria to live the normal life of a teenager. In their minds Maria is the promised "bride of God" and a regular life for her is inappropriate. Nino, her handsome neighbor, falls in love for Maria who isn't indifferent to him. But when Maria comes back to her convent the way to become nun is compelled. Now Maria can understand Sister Agata, and realizes she became mad cause a lost and impossible love like the one between Maria and Nino.
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55
15
6.2
/863/
55
/16/
63
/17/
3.2
/710/
33
/4/

Secret People (1952)
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
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43
10
3.8
/342/
34
/9/
40
/17/
3.0
/465/

Tender Dracula (1974)
Two writers and their girlfriends visit the castle of an actor who specializes in playing vampire roles. As the night progresses, they begin to wonder if the man is an actor playing a vampire, or a vampire playing an actor.
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63
9
5.9
/321/
65
/4/
67
/11/
3.2
/269/

Nick the Sting (1976)
Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his friend's death. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of his plan.
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58
8
5.6
/336/
60
/2/
57
/12/
3.1
/225/

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975)
A boorish, snobish toothpaste factory owner, Constantino Nicosia, gives his wife and everyone a hard time having let success and wealth go to his head. But after the superticous Nicosia has an encounter with an elderly gypsy aunt, and a business trip to Romania results in another encounter with a suave vampire, named Count Dragalescu, Nicosia returns with blood-sucking like qualities which makes him re-examine his life and existence.
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?
5.8
/37/
10
/1/

Il Conte Aquila (1955)
N/A
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38
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5.3
/310/
15
/2/
48
/5/

The Love Mates (1970)
Julien and Agatha appear to be a great couple, loving, caring and seem to feel complete with each other. Though Julien often gives the impression of being interested in other girls, his lover doesn't care all that much and sometimes even looks like she's encouraging him to do that. It all changes when they meet an American woman who'll change their lives and their perception of love.
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?
4.2
/14/
10
/1/

Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
N/A
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53
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6.1
/128/
36
/3/
63
/3/

Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.
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?
5.0
/12/

4 girls dream (1943)
N/A
poster
?
6.9
/38/

Quarta pagina (1942)
N/A
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?
5.5
/24/
60
/1/

Girl of the Golden West (1942)
N/A
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41
?
6.1
/115/
10
/1/
54
/5/

Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1969)
Relatives brawl over the estate of a deceased grandmother who owned an insecticide factory.They stop at nothing, including bumping each other off.
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?
5.9
/75/
10
/1/
40
/1/

Jailbirds (1954)
Three jailbirds— a surgeon, a robber, and a wrongly convicted man— must adjust to their lives once released from prison.
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52
?
7.1
/162/
30
/3/
62
/8/

Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials (1965)
A behind-the-scenes documentary about director Michelangelo Antonioni as he's shooting his segment of The Three Faces, a vehicle for Soraya, the former empress of Persia. Featuring interviews with Monica Vitti, Tonino Guerra and more.
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?
6.3
/12/

Giorni felici (1943)
N/A
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59
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5.7
/362/
74
/7/
47
/7/

The Boat on the Grass (1971)
Despite their social differences, poor David and the rich Olivier are the best friends. David took the young Eleanor in Olivier's Paris apartment. When Olivier meets her there, he takes her to the country, where the three build a boat on the meadow. Eleanore divided the friends.
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?
6.5
/75/

L'ebreo errante (1948)
Matthew, a rich nationalist Jew and a contemporary of Jesus, regards the latter as an obstacle in this struggle to free their people from the Roman yoke by means of revolt.
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?
5.3
/23/
30
/1/

Il bravo di Venezia (1941)
Marco Fuser, an outlaw. returns to Venice after many years. His son who works in the studio of a celebrated painter is unaware of his father's history. Arrested by the Doge's men, Marco agrees to become a bravo in the service of the city's ruler and kill his enemies. He enjoys some success at this, until he finds he has been tasked with killing his son.
poster
?
6.7
/98/
60
/4/

Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax on the barricades of Paris.
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?
6.6
/50/
10
/2/
50
/1/

No One Comes Back (1945)
A host of college girls take different life paths in the Italy of the 1930s.
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?
5.7
/45/
10
/1/

La passeggiata (1953)
A meek and simple-minded boarding school teacher falls in love with a prostitute and gets the boot from school. He tries to have her change her way of living but she is very hard to convince. When she finally realizes he really loves her it is too late.
poster
?
5.7
/93/

Un americano in vacanza (1946)
N/A
poster
33
?
5.2
/160/
10
/1/
35
/2/

Buster's Bedroom (1991)
A young woman who is obsessed with Buster Keaton stays in the sanatorium where the actor was once a patient.
poster
46
?
5.7
/119/
40
/3/
40
/3/

Black Sun (1966)
A young Gallic heiress Christine is looking for her long-lost brother in Algeria. She's not looking for danger, but that's what comes in her way from every nook and cranny.
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49
?
5.7
/105/
26
/3/
65
/4/

Il matrimonio (1954)
An Italian historical comedy film consisting of three segments, based on three stage plays by Anton Chekhov.


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