Top Italian films of All Time

Top 20 Italian Films

1. The Battle of Algiers (1966, Gillo Pontecorvo)

2. Hands over the City (1963, Francesco Rosi)

3. Bandits of Orgosolo (1961, Vittoria De Seta)

4. Bicycle Thieves (1948, Vittorio De Sica)

5. Il Posto (1961, Ermanno Olmi)

6. L’Eclisse (1962, Michelangelo Antonioni)

7. La Dolce Vita (1960, Federico Fellini)

8. Il Sorpasso (1962, Dino Risi)

9. 8 1/2 (1963, Federico Fellini)

10. La Strada (1954, Federico Fellini)

11. L’Avventura (1960, Michelangelo Antonioni)

12. Fists in the Pocket (1965, Marco Bellocchio)

13. Cinema Paradiso (1988, Giuseppe Tornatore)

14. Rocco and His Brothers (1960, Luchino Visconti)

15. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone)

16. Rome, Open City (1945, Roberto Rossellini)

17. I Fidanzati (1963, Ermanno Olmi)

18. Umberto D. (1952, Vittorio De Sica)

19. The Conformist (1970, Bernardo Bertolucci)

20. Salvatore Giuliano (1962, Francesco Rosi)

Note: This list is updated Nov 2024.

Previous entry published on Oct 4, 2021 is below.

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Wonders in the Dark is having a Greatest Italian Films of All time poll. Each participant is expected to only submit a top 20, either in ranked order or alphabetical.

It is quite tough to narrow this list down to only 20 Italian films or to arrange them in order of preference. Other than my top 2, the remaining films can change based on month or year. For now, I will put this down and revisit this list in the future to see how this order changes.

Top 20 Italian Films

1. The Battle of Algiers (1966, Gillo Pontecorvo)

2. Hands over the City (1963, Francesco Rosi)

3. Bicycle Thieves (1948, Vittorio De Sica)

4. Il Posto (1961, Ermanno Olmi)

5. L’Eclisse (1962, Michelangelo Antonioni)

6. La Dolce Vita (1960, Federico Fellini)

7. Il Sorpasso (1962, Dino Risi)

8. 8 1/2 (1963, Federico Fellini)

9. La Strada (1954, Federico Fellini)

10. L’Avventura (1960, Michelangelo Antonioni)

11. Fists in the Pocket (1965, Marco Bellocchio)

12. Cinema Paradiso (1988, Giuseppe Tornatore)

13. Rocco and His Brothers (1960, Luchino Visconti)

14. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone)

15. Rome, Open City (1945, Roberto Rossellini)

16. I Fidanzati (1963, Ermanno Olmi)

17. Umberto D. (1952, Vittorio De Sica)

18. The Conformist (1970, Bernardo Bertolucci)

19. Salvatore Giuliano (1962, Francesco Rosi)

20. Mid-August Lunch (2008, Gianni Di Gregorio)