Italian spy movies

List of the best Italian spy movies selected by our site visitors: Æon Flux, Don't Stop Me Now, The Dirty Game, Ether, The Tourist, A Few Days in September, The Listening, Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno, Dormant Beauty, Slam.

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: 5.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, cartoon
CountryUSA, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Italy
Duration01:33

400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy
CountryItaly

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryFrance, Italy, West Germany, USA
Duration02:05

A U.S. intelligence general (Robert Ryan) recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet (Henry Fonda), French and Italian (Vittorio Gassman) spies.

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: 6
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Duration01:43

    American tourist Frank (Johnny Depp) meets mysterious British woman Elsie (Angelina Jolie) on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye. Remake of the 2005 French film "Anthony Zimmer", written and directed by Jérôme Salle.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryItaly, France, Portugal

    1 September 2001. Elliot, an American C.I.A. agent holding top secret information on the immediate future of the world, disappears. His sole aim was to meet his daughter Orlando, whom he abandoned ten years before. Irène, a French agent who used to work with him, and David, his adoptive son, will help him and lead the girl to her father. Chased by William Pound, a strangely poetic psycho, they will defy the dangers of international espionage from Paris to Venice and finally get to Elliot on 11 September 2001.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:41

    Estranged by the degree of corporate influence within the largest U.S. listening station in the world, an aging NSA officer defects and mounts a clandestine counter-listening station high in the Italian alps.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrebiography
    CountryItaly
    Duration03:20

    A movie about Domenico Modugno, famous singer.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France

    A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryItaly

    Samuele is 16 and has a passion for skateboarding. He has big dreams: going to university, move to California, and travel, but things change when he meets Alice, who could be the girl of his life.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly
    Duration02:19

    Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the all day until something happens that will change his behavior and maybe his life..

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France
    Duration01:50

    Amanzio Rastelli appointed several of his relations to managerial positions in his firm. They decided to think internationally and now business is heavily in debt. Luckily for the Rastellis, Bolta the accountant uses all the tricks of his art to cook the books, but catastrophe awaits.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama
    CountryItaly
    Duration01:50

    Elena (Kasia Smutniak) and Antonio (Francesco Arca) seem not to be made for each other. They are too different in terms of character, life choices, worldview, and the way they relate to others. They are total opposites. However, they are overwhelmed by a mutual attraction they're trying hard to avoid; but to which they succumb to. This dramedy on relationships also gets a very credible performance from Paola Miraccione, who plays the tragic, albeit funny, character Egle.

    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: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryFrance, Italy
    Duration01:40

    A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, detective
    CountryItaly, Russia

    The story is based on 2014 Mille Miglia and encompasses eighty-five years of the race, from early 1930s to the present day, mixing life, memories, mystery and excitement of its characters who are brought together by the love for cars and separated by long-time secrets. They are fascinated by the presence and the story of a fabulous OM 665 Superba - a car built in Brescia, who won the first edition in 1927 - taken to pieces and forgotten for so many years.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryItaly, France
    Duration01:25

    In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.

    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: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryItaly, France, United Kingdom

    In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

    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: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryItaly

      Valeria, a beautiful and determined woman disillusioned about love, is an implacable teacher of picking up for single men. One day she met Giulio, which is struggling to regain his ex. With her help.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, adventure
      CountryItaly, Spain

      In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other - a political foe of the new government. The warrior mounts his camel and rides off to rescue his kidnapped guest.

      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: 6.8
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryItaly
      Duration02:36

      Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs.

      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: 7.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryItaly
      Duration02:11

      Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:46

      Second part of the film "Sorry if I love you". Alex (Raoul Bova) and Niki (Michela Quattrociocche) are more in love than ever. They have just returned from the lighthouse on the island Blu where they have lived unforgettable days. Niki returns to see his friends, but a number of important changes in their lives will test the friendship of the girls. Alex also resume life with his old friends. All of them, Flavio, Enrico and Pietro, are no longer serene and safe husbands due to certain difficulties that have compromised their marriages.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryFrance, Italy
      Duration01:57

      A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryItaly, France
      Duration01:56

      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 life as if he were on it.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryItaly, France

      On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people and injures many more at a major national bank in Milan. Others bombings soon follow, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but an investigator uncovers a larger subversive project made of far-right fringe groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:37

      The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.

      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
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, drama
      CountryItaly

      After accidentally coming into contact with radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo Ceccotti gains superpowers. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his new powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally challenged girl who believes Enzo’s the hero from her favorite Japanese anime series, Steel Jeeg.

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

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

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryBelgium, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
      Duration02:17

      An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, France

      Irene, nicknamed 'Miele', has devote herself to people looking for help, and tries to alleviate their suffering even when they make extreme decisions. One day she has to cope with Grimaldi and his invisible malaise.

      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: 6.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryItaly

      Alice, a young translator, finds the real world slowly merging with her recurring nightmares as she tries to solve the puzzle of her recent memory loss. A postcard leads her to the island of Garma where the locals seems to know her. Is she who she thinks she is? And what significance does her dream of an astronaut abandoned on the moon have?

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:37

      We are all equal before the law, but some are just more equal than others.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, military
      CountryFrance, Italy
      Duration02:25

      Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

      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: 4.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryItaly, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Sweden
      Duration01:50

      Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village where she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother Carmen. Summer (missing her “bad boy” boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca’s wishes to MARCELINO, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca’s car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly pursue allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryItaly

      In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:36

      Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryItaly, France

      Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, documentary, biography
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:36

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      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, crime, sport
      CountryItaly

      Clemente Russo portrays himself in the story of a promising boxer who grew up in the Neapolitan mob heartland.

      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
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, Luxembourg, Albania, Poland

      Threatened by creditors, a newly unemployed man agrees to work for a debt collector, but soon discovers his deal with the devil has unexpected costs.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, detective
      CountryItaly

      In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, madness and rationality, a mystery envelops the existence of Adriana (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), overwhelmed by a sudden love and a violent crime.




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