The Final Inquiry (
2007) | IMDb:
5.3
In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nazareth.
Starring:
Daniele Liotti
,
Dolph Lundgren
,
Mónica Cruz
,
Hristo Shopov
,
Christo Jivkov
,
Max von Sydow
The Omen (
2006) | IMDb:
5.5
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
Starring:
Liev Schreiber
,
Julia Stiles
,
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
,
David Thewlis
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Mia Farrow
Shadows in the Sun (
2005) | IMDb:
6.6
An aspiring young writer tracks a literary titan suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.
Starring:
Harvey Keitel
,
Joshua Jackson
,
Claire Forlani
,
Armando Pucci
,
Giancarlo Giannini
,
John Rhys-Davies
The Passion of the Christ (
2004) | IMDb:
7.2
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Starring:
Jim Caviezel
,
Maia Morgenstern
,
Christo Jivkov
,
Francesco De Vito
,
Monica Bellucci
,
Mattia Sbragia
The Order (
2003) | IMDb:
5.1
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.
Starring:
Heath Ledger
,
Shannyn Sossamon
,
Benno Fürmann
,
Mark Addy
,
Peter Weller
,
Francesco Carnelutti
The Core (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
Heaven (
2002) | IMDb:
7
Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
,
Giovanni Ribisi
,
Remo Girone
,
Stefania Rocca
,
Alessandro Sperduti
,
Mattia Sbragia
Directed by:
Tom Tykwer
The Talented Mr. Ripley (
1999) | IMDb:
7.4
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Jude Law
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Jack Davenport
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Life Is Beautiful (
1997) | IMDb:
8.6
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.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Giorgio Cantarini
,
Giustino Durano
,
Sergio Bini Bustric
,
Lidia Alfonsi
Abraham (
1993) | IMDb:
7
Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God even when He seems to have abandoned him.
Starring:
Richard Harris
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Carolina Rosi
,
Vittorio Gassman
,
Andrea Prodan
,
Gottfried John
Directed by:
Joseph Sargent