Italian movies about the military

List of the best Italian military movies selected by visitors to our site: Life Is Beautiful, Closer to the Moon, Restrepo, Ether, Escape by Night, Zombie Massacre, The First Beautiful Thing, Paisan, Dogman, Day of the Siege.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 8.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, military
CountryItaly
Duration01:56

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryRomania, USA, Italy, Poland, France
Duration01:50

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, military, biography, history, news
CountryUSA, Italy, Afghanistan
Duration01:33

Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for a Documentary, Restrepo chronicles the deployment of a U.S. platoon of courageous American soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, considered to be one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, drama, military, history
CountryPoland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Hungary, Italy

At the end of the 19th century, somewhere in the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor administers a lethal overdose of ether to a young woman – the object of his desire. After getting away with his crime, he finds employment in a fortress, where he continues his experiments with ether to manage pain and manipulate human behaviour. Despite his evilness, it is not too late for his soul to be saved from eternal damnation…

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military
CountryItaly, France

In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs: an American pilot, a Russian sergeant and a British major

Markimdb: 2.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, military
CountryCanada, Italy, USA, Germany
Duration01:30

A bacteriological weapon developed by the US Government to create a super soldier - spreads an epidemic in a quiet little town in the middle of Eastern Europe. All citizens have been turned into infected zombies. The plan is to bring an atomic bomb into the city's nuclear plant to pretend a terrible accident occurred. No one has to know the truth. A team of mercenaries is hired to complete the mission. The battle is on. Hordes of monsters against the team. Who will survive?

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryItaly
Duration02:02

The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the violent jealousy of her husband. From then on, chaos strikes the family and for Anna, Bruno and his sister Valeria, it is the start of an adventure that will only end thirty years later.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, military
CountryItaly

Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryItaly, France
Duration01:38

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genredrama, military, history
CountryItaly, Poland

Storyline: In the summer of 1683, 300 000 Ottoman Empire's warriors begin the siege of Vienna. City's fall, will open way to conquer the Europe. The Sept 11 is the day of main battle between Polish cavalry under the King Jan III Sobieski and Turks.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, military, history
CountryItaly, Yugoslavia, West Germany
Duration02:24

In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for the Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
CountryUSA, Italy, Spain
Duration01:52

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly

    Two young boys, Valerio and Christian, form a powerful friendship over the summer.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly
    Duration02:10

    Giulia is thirty years old and unmarried. She has a good job which allows her to travel and lead a luxurious life in Milan and Paris. She is convinced that she has everything she needs for happiness, but after meeting Renzo, a charming Apulian farmer, Giulia understands that she's missing the most important thing in her life - true love.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryItaly
    Duration02:23

    A luminously beautiful biopic of the celebrated eighteenth-century Italian poet, essayist and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verse whilst struggling with a debilitating illness.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:20

    Bad things happen to bad people. That's what Ursula, the ring leader of a deranged group of street performers called "The Crows", always says. For no apparent reason, the gang starts to torment Mary and Judy: a young car driver and her dog. Her only crime was not paying attention to the annoying street performers. For Mary, the curtains of the most insane and dangerous show will rise - and fall. The Crows' show is not just about blood.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    A wealthy broker, his loyal butler, and a poor unauthorized seller all see their social positions change in a twist of fate.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountrySpain, Italy, Belgium

    At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure. Written by Brian Rawnsley

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, drama, detective
    CountryItaly

    On a trip home to visit her father, Jenny is thrown into a world of mystery, horror and legend when she is called upon by 3000 year old spirits of the Neverlake to help return their lost artifacts and save the lives of missing children.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Lithuania, Italy
    Duration01:26

    Captain Martin Stone is leading a finely-trained, elite platoon of Allied soldiers as they attack an enemy bunker. Underestimating their enemy's strength, they are quickly beaten back into the forest. As they try to regroup, they are suddenly attacked by the same soldiers they had just killed a few minutes earlier. Forced to flee deeper into Russian territory, they discover one of war's most terrifying secrets and realize they have woken up a far more deadlier enemy.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, detective
    CountryItaly

    Italy, 1990. On the night when Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber River. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring screenwriters, hauled in front of the Carabinieri to tell their version of what happened.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrebiography
    CountryItaly
    Duration03:20

    A movie about Domenico Modugno, famous singer.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France

    A study of the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    The life of a melancholy professor is turned upside down when he discovers that a rebellious teenager he is tutoring is actually his son.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryItaly, France, United Kingdom
    Duration02:17

    From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy

    A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, military
    CountryItaly

    It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:28

    Francis and Claudia are good friends . He is a lawyer, she is veterinary doctor. Among them there are no secrets , until John arrives. Claudia decides to marry him. Francis realizes that friendship between man and women is more complicated.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryItaly

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    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France, USA, Germany, Qatar

    Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    The "Tucci" are a poor Italian family living in a small village in Lazio. Father, mother, a conceited daughter and a genius son, forced to pretend being stupid to keep up with the family. One day something unexpected happens: the family wins one hundred million Euros. Excited, they decide to keep the winning a secret, but as soon as a single word slips out from the mouth of the householder, they only have one choice to avoid being persecuted by friends and acquaintances: run away. They leave at night, heading to Milan. They will realize as soon as they arrive that today's rich people behaves very differently from the past, and being rich has become a real bother... this discovery will make things way different from what Tuccis' expected.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    A 22 year-old Bangladeshi-Italian Muslim boy meets a beautiful, exciting Italian girl who makes him re-analyze his beliefs and culture.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, Romania, France
    Duration02:07

    A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, France
    Duration01:49

    David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    A man dedicated to religion and very faithful husband suddenly finds himself single. The new shop assistant in his shop will overwhelm his life.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    Francesco Taramelli is a psychoanalyst who is dealing with three patients going through various hurdles in their love lives: Marta is chasing a deaf-mute man who has stolen things from her book shop, Sara is a lesbian who was left by her girlfriend just after she proposed to her, and 18-year-old Emma is seeing a 50-year-old architect called Alessandro, who is already married. Unfortunately, these three patients are Francesco's three beloved daughters.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryItaly, France, Belgium
    Duration01:18

    A summer day in Italy. The camera follows the deaf-mute Giacomo and a childhood girlfriend Stefi closely – in the woods, by the river – without wanting to disrupt the mystery of their relationship, between restrained sensuality and childhood games.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrethriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, Spain, USA
    Duration01:41

    Both a journalist and a documentary filmmaker chase the story of a murder and its prime suspect.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryFrance, Belgium, Italy

    We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and friends, writes, gives a brutally honest interview, shares a meal with Ninetto Davoli, and cruises for the roughest rough trade in his gun-metal gray Alfa Romeo. Over the course of the action, Pasolini’s life and his art (represented by scenes from his films, his novel-in-progress Petrolio, and his projected film Porno-Teo-Kolossal) are constantly refracted and intermingled to the point where they become one.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
    CountryBelgium, Italy

    The true story of Rocco Granata, an Italian coal miner's son who followed his passion for music against his father's wishes and social barriers.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, USA

    In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy

    While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away in alternate versions of the same day.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly, Germany

    Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryItaly, Germany, France
    Duration02:08

    Based on the bestselling novel by Donato Carrisi, THE GIRL IN THE FOG is a gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where enigmatic Detective Vogel is investigating on the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old Anna Lou. But with the case at the heart of a media storm, the fine line between the police and criminals begins to blur and soon everyone becomes a suspect.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryItaly

    Mussolini reappears in Rome 72 years after his death, finding a Country still full of problems like racism and hate for politicians. Misguised for an actor, he sides with a young filmmaker and starts traveling along Italy to reconquer it.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryItaly, France, Romania
    Duration02:05

    Set in Italy in the 1970s, VALLANZASCA is the true story of the Italian underworld’s most infamous outlaw. A criminal by age 9, Renato Vallanzasca grew up to become the country’s most notorious mobster before the age of 27. Vallanzasca and his gang wrested control of the Milan underworld with a string of high profile robberies, kidnappings and murders. In the process, he captivated the public and earned the nickname ‘il bel Renè’ – for his devilish charm and handsome face. Arrested multiple times, his daring escapes from prison enraged the government, angered his rivals and fed his legend.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    In the Campania countryside, Pasquale Cardinale, an elder ranger, spends his days between alcohol and video poker. To settle the debts he organizes a scam of 200 white pure goldfinches, replacing them with common ones, but it will not end as expected.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, Luxembourg, Germany, Albania, Kosovo, France

    Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of Albania, Hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modern-day Milan.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryGermany, Italy
    Duration01:57

    The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France, Germany
    Duration01:30

    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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