Movies like La Dolce Vita: 20 to watch next
If you loved La Dolce Vita (1960) — a comedy and drama film directed by Federico Fellini — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of La Dolce Vita most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dying and death, sea and newspaper. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Hereafter 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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I Vitelloni 1953★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Great Beauty 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ovosodo 1997★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ugly, Dirty and Bad 1976★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Interiors 1978★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate…
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Death of a Superhero 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nostalgia 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Another Year 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dolphin Tale 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Girl 1991★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bob Trevino Likes It 2025★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killer's Kiss 1955★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Satyricon 1969★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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White as Milk, Red as Blood 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and philosophy substitute who, with his modern methods, helps him see the world with different eyes. In love with Beatrice, the ethereal girl of his dreams, Leo divides the world by colours. Beatrice is the red of love but he is forced to confront his own beliefs and fears when he discovers that the girl is suffering from leukemia, a disease that he links to white, a symbol of emptiness and loss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Made in Italy 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Children's Train 2024★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Reality 2012★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now