Movies like Cinema Paradiso: 20 to watch next
If you loved Cinema Paradiso (1988) — a drama and romance film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Cinema Paradiso most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like parent child relationship, sicily, italy and movie business. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Caught by a Wave 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
A summer fling born under the Sicilian sun quickly develops into a heartbreaking love story that forces a boy and girl to grow up too quickly.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Marty 1955★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother, is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward, he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Everybody's Fine 1990★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sweetheart 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A reluctant summer together transforms into an enchanting adventure when a young boy discovers his aunt's mysterious Sicilian house holds secrets and, perhaps, ancient spirits lurking within its walls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Anonymous Venetian 1970★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Without mentioning the reason, Venetian musician Enrico invites his ex-wife Valeria to visit him, and her heart is broken again during their last days together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Red Desert 1964★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Song 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Easily Broken 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bellissima 1952★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
Stream in India on Plex
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Finally Dawn 2024★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A young Roman woman during the 1950s is on the verge of becoming engaged to a man. She goes to Cinecittà to do an audition as an extra and is thrust into this almost infinite night during which she discovers herself.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Endless Love 2014★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Best of Me 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Euphoria 2018★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Matteo is a young successful businessman, audacious, charming and energetic. Ettore instead, is a calm, righteous, second grade teacher always living in the shadows, still in the small town from where both come from. They’re brothers but with two very different personalities. A dramatic event will force them to live together in Rome for a few months, bringing up the opportunity to face their differences with sympathy and tenderness, in a climax of fear and euphoria.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fireworks 2023★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The troubled relationship between Gianni and Nino, set in the narrow-minded and prejudicial Sicily of 1982.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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The Fabelmans 2022★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Girl with a Suitcase 1961★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter Aida's situation or her prospects?
Stream in India on Cultpix
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The Children Are Watching Us 1943★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Circle of Friends 1995★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Perfect Strangers 2016★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Five Seconds 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Adriano is a middle-aged man living in a dilapidated villa in Tuscany, when a group of young idealistic students arrives to restore the villa's vineyards.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now