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Massimo Vanni

Massimo Vanni

A cousin of director Enzo G. Castellari and nephew of director Marino Girolami, Massimo Vanni became involved in the Italian film industry at a young age both as a bit-part player and stuntman before slowly graduating to larger more dramatic roles toward the end of the decade. A skilled acrobat and fight choreographer, Vanni himself became known as the Italian Jackie Chan of the 1980's, usually getting a good fight scene in before meeting with an inevitable demise.

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I Am Santa Claus (2021)

Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn't want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams ...

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Solitaire (2008)

A three-billion-lire hit. A bloody hold-up. A sole survivor. Hunted down by fate and ruthless gangsters, Leo Piazza finds himself with a "hot" suitcase on his hands. Forced to go into hiding, time is running out. The killers want him dead so they can retri ...

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Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo (2008)

Friedberg/Seltzer-like spoof about popular Italian teen romance movies of the aughts (such as Tre metri sopra il cielo, Come tu mi vuoi, Ho voglia di te, Notte prima degli esami, Melissa P., etc). ...

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Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008)

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the peopl ...

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Bastardi (2008)

The families Iuvara and Patene are bound by a common inherited hatred, which is further deepened when young Luke accidentically kills his rival Alexander during a motorace. To avoid revenge, the Iuvaras are forced to steal on behalf of their ancient rivals ...

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Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)

The first Italian documentary on the most extraordinary phenomenon of the 70s: the Kung-fu films! ...

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E guardo il mondo da un oblò (2007)

After constant arguments with his parents and after being left by the girl who dumped him for an engineer, Mike leaves university and starts managing a laundry hoping to find himself and escape from his life. But what he tries to distance himself from will ...

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The Borgia (2006)

A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia. ...

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Romanzo Criminale (2005)

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throu ...

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Belle da morire 2 (2005)

Louise, an up and coming model, will do anything it takes to become a top model. Along the way she finds herself involved in the nastier side of the business. ...

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Il ritorno del Monnezza (2005)

Rocky Giraldi, son of police officer Nico, followed in his father's footsteps and is now an agent in the police force's operational departments. He is currently working on a seemingly straightforward case: the murder of a burglar. In reality, behind the cr ...

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Five Moons Plaza (2003)

Just the night before his retirement District Attorney Saracini is given a film showing the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. As the District Attorney takes on the case he along with his team finds more compelling and secretive evidences. Too many secrets are fou ...

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Gangs of New York (2002)

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attaine ...

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Vajont (2001)

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water completel ...

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Body and Soul (1997)

Ljuba, a woman who has recently become a model, gets involved with a uranium thief. ...

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The Wax Mask (1997)

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifeli ...

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Desert of Fire (1997)

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant miraculously survives. Emir Tafud, who has no children of his own, brings the child up as his successor. When Ben is 25 years old he decides to set off in search of ...

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Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (1996)

Alex, a high-school boy fond of rock and punk music, falls in love with Adelaide, who shares his feelings but doesn't want to get too involved because she will soon leave for studying in America. Alex gets relief in music and his friend Martino who leads w ...

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Segreto di Stato (1995)

A bomb blows up in Milan and five people die. After only three hours Ravida, the chief of the Secret Service, knows the name of the killer and that of his chief. ...

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A Pure Formality (1994)

Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a ...

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Una grande voglia d'amore (1994)

In a ski center of Apennines lives young Paolo Antonelli and the rich Daniela. Paolo feels constrained by his marriage to Daniela as he was only interested in her for her money, so he begins an affair between two tourists who have come to visit the ski res ...

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First Action Hero (1994)

A maverick cop takes on the seedy criminal underbelly of Miami singlehanded. ...

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After Death (1990)

Seeking the cure for cancer, a woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed, and accidentally raises the dead by angering a voodoo priest. ...

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Born to Fight (1989)

Vietnam War veteran Sam Wood is a survivor of a vicious prison camp where he was brutally and painfully tortured before finally managing to escape. Then he returns to rescue his friends. ...

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Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)

Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers. ...

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Shocking Dark (1989)

In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces start killing them. A team of soldiers and a couple of civilians is sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures. ...

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Strike Commando 2 (1988)

A commando rescues his squad leader from heroin smugglers in Burma. ...

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Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the corpse is cremated, unintentionally releasing a virus and bacteria into the atmosphere over a small island. ...

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Cop Game (1988)

In the final days of the Vietnam War, someone is killing the officers of the elite Cobra Force. Two undercover M.P.'s are assigned to the case. The trail leads from the streets of Saigon to the war zone. ...

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Robowar (1988)

A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and encounters a robotic killing machine. ...

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My Sister and I (1987)

Carlo is a responsible sibling who deals with his black-sheep sister Silvia in this situation comedy. When Silvia returns after many years to attend her mother's funeral, Carlo deals with the fallout caused by her many love affairs. Carlo is convinced to k ...

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Double Target (1987)

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for ...

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The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri (1986)

Carabinieri's lieutenant Duilio Cordelli is in charge of investigating fake banknotes traffic. He discovers that a 60 billion lira bank robbery is linked with his case. Things get more complicated when the main suspected, Lorenzini, is killed. Moreover, Co ...

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The Repenter (1985)

A judge on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem. ...

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Light Blast (1985)

A policeman saves San Francisco from a mad scientist holding it hostage with a laser gun. ...

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Rats: Night of Terror (1984)

One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rat ...

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Blastfighter (1984)

An ex-cop, fresh out of prison, returns home to find it ruled by violent rednecks and must fight to protect himself and his daughter, using his combat skills and a powerful grenade launcher. ...

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Tuareg: Desert Warrior (1984)

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 ...

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Escape from the Bronx (1983)

A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city. ...

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The New Barbarians (1983)

Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust. ...

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1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)

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

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The Gorilla (1982)

Ruby has been trained in martial arts by her father and now has a job safeguarding a wide range of people and their valuables. A clumsy artist named Adelmo falls for Ruby at first sight but remains clueless about her profession. Things are complicated by A ...

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Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)

The officer Nico Giraldi investigates a homicide which has taken place in a Chinese restaurant in Rome. His wife and his son are kidnappeded by the murderer in the course of the inquiry. In the end the case is worked out. ...

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The Last Shark (1981)

When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast. ...

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Crime at Porta Romana (1980)

A police inspector is called to Milan to investigate a murder case since he grew up in the same ghetto as the suspect. ...

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Day of the Cobra (1980)

An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. ...

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The Last Hunter (1980)

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him. ...

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Assassination on the Tiber (1979)

A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder. ...

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The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)

A young university student returns to her family's country villa near a lake where years earlier her mother drowned. She is supposedly researching a local legend, a witch called Kira and strange symbol associated with her. ...

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The Face with Two Left Feet (1979)

Gianni, a hotel cook, is frustratingly in love with the sexy blonde DJ at the nightclub "John's Fever" but he can't dance. When one of the cook's coworkers draws a mustache and beard on a poster of John Travolta everyone somehow finally notices that Giann ...

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Little Italy (1978)

Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his squadron back in Italy a bad name. ...

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The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the Frenc ...

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Magnum Cop (1978)

A low-rent private investigator and former cop is sent to Austria on a job, and while there sees a number of seemingly unrelated coincidences that lead him into a strange web of corruption and decadence. ...

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The Swindle (1977)

A rude Roman policeman Nico Giraldi and an English detective team up in search of a gang that has carried out an enormous fraud against the Lloyd's of London. ...

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Highway Racer (1977)

A hot-shot police officer has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who was once a legendary cop responsible for numerous large scale arrests. ...

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The Heroin Busters (1977)

Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local ...

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Destruction Force (1977)

A shoot out after a robbery ends with the death of the Chief of Police. Police detective Ghini goes in search of a suspect, Lanza, to avenge the death of his boss. Ghini's search leads him to Belli, a Sicilian gangster and 'Trashy', the dirty leader of a g ...

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Weapons of Death (1977)

When a crime boss sends out his thugs to terrorize an entire city, they do whatever they want, which includes anything from petty theft to robbing the police station in broad daylight. Napoli spara! (internationally released as Weapons of Death and Naples ...

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Nerone (1977)

Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero. ...

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A Special Cop in Action (1976)

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses! ...

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Keoma (1976)

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with C ...

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Hit Squad (1976)

A gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die. ...

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The Big Racket (1976)

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell th ...

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Rome, the Other Face of Violence (1976)

Four bandits commit a robbery in a villa. The maid calls the police and Commissioner Carli immediately orders patrols to chase them. ...

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The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976)

The adventures of a cad in Napoleonic times. ...

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Seven Beauties (1975)

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army a ...

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We Are No Angels (1975)

Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car. ...

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Cry, Onion! (1975)

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted by the local oil baron. ...

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Violent Rome (1975)

A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representa ...

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Emanuelle and Françoise (1975)

Emanuelle is out to avenge her sister, who committed suicide after escaping from her sadistic lover Carlo. So she chains Carlo up in her basement, drugs him, and forces him to watch her having sex. As Carlo begins to hallucinate all kinds of bloody horrors ...

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Street Law (1974)

Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side. ...

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Lovers and Other Relatives (1974)

Sandro dreams about a woman older than himself. He works as a lifeguard at the beach and at the same time he's caring for a large number of sexually unsatisfied women who are coming for the weekend without their husbands. ...

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High Crime (1973)

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease. ...

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Hector the Mighty (1972)

A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen, triggering a small gang war. ...

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Movies Made By Massimo Vanni (24)

Dietro la notte (2021)

At dawn Marta will have to leave for Dubai carrying with her a large load of diamonds. She would like to share the night with Bruno, her new partner, opposed by her daughter Elena and her sister Giulia. The two lovers should be alone, but their peaceful ev ...

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Baciami piccina (2006)

7th September 1943. The honest and reliable carabiniere Umberto is sent to escort the flamboyant con man Raoul Nuvolini from Terni to Venice. Umberto's fiancée Luisa follows him against his will. ...

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The Stone Merchant (2006)

The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan and Turkey. He's above suspicion. In truth, the "Stone Merchant" is a Christian convert into Islam. He's rich, cultured, fascinating. Leda (Jane March) is a ...

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The Clan (2005)

Dino and Franco, two mechanics in Rome, unrepentant bachelor and friends to the skin, leave for Las Vegas to attend the international gathering of Harley-Davidson, one of the great passions they have in common ... ...

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Come Into the Light (2005)

In 1990s Palermo, Pino Puglisi is a priest from the neglected Brancaccio neighborhood dedicated in helping kids to get off the streets and creating an embracing place of hope and solidarity in his church, which means trouble for the local Mafia. He continu ...

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Gangs of New York (2002)

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attaine ...

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A Perfect Love (2002)

Two close friends are uneasily transitioning into their adult lives when they meet a girl at a nightclub. While she is overwhelmed by romantic impulses, the trio gets involved in some risks of the opportunity of doing something illegal. ...

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Vajont (2001)

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water completel ...

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Stregati dalla luna (2001)

Dario and Carlo are the owners of a small restaurant organizing a wedding. Everything goes awry after Miria confesses a fling to her fiance. ...

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Alex the Ram (2000)

Alessandro Corso is a special forces carabiniere. During an operation he saves a child but cause the death of one of his comrades. He's then transferred to a peaceful little town, where he will be unexpectedly forced to help an hot witness named Antavleva, ...

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First Action Hero (1994)

A maverick cop takes on the seedy criminal underbelly of Miami singlehanded. ...

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Skinheads (1993)

22-year-old Marco leads an aimless life in Rome's suburbs. One day he meets skinhead Saverio, aka 'Führer', head of a local neo-nazi chapter. Marco becomes fascinated with their single-minded purpose and ends up joining Führer's group, partaking in bully ...

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After Death (1990)

Seeking the cure for cancer, a woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed, and accidentally raises the dead by angering a voodoo priest. ...

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Shocking Dark (1989)

In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces start killing them. A team of soldiers and a couple of civilians is sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures. ...

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Robowar (1988)

A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and encounters a robotic killing machine. ...

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Strike Commando (1987)

The sole survivor of a Vietnam mission is ordered by his commanding officer to photograph Soviets. ...

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Tuareg: Desert Warrior (1984)

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 ...

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Assassination on the Tiber (1979)

A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder. ...

Watch Now

Keoma (1976)

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with C ...

Watch Now

Hit Squad (1976)

A gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die. ...

Watch Now

The Big Racket (1976)

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell th ...

Watch Now

Rome, the Other Face of Violence (1976)

Four bandits commit a robbery in a villa. The maid calls the police and Commissioner Carli immediately orders patrols to chase them. ...

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Cry, Onion! (1975)

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted by the local oil baron. ...

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Violent Rome (1975)

A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representa ...

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