The most important films of Italian Neorealism
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Bicycle Thieves (1948) · Rome, Open City (1945) · Paisan (1946). (Updated Feb 9, 2025.)
Post-war Italy filmed in the streets: the masterpieces of Neorealism according to PopcornTV, Cinescuola and Il Sorpasso.
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Top 10
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1
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
A father and son search for a stolen bicycle, by De Sica.
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2
Rome, Open City (1945)
The Resistance in occupied Rome, by Rossellini.
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3
Paisan (1946)
Six episodes on the Allied advance through Italy.
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4
Shoeshine (1946)
Two shoeshine boys in post-war Rome, by De Sica.
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5
Umberto D. (1952)
A pensioner and his dog, by De Sica.
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6
La Terra Trema (1948)
The fishermen of Aci Trezza, from Verga, by Visconti.
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7
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
A boy in the ruins of Berlin, by Rossellini.
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8
Ossessione (1943)
A drifter and an innkeeper's wife, by Visconti.
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9
Bitter Rice (1949)
Women rice workers in the paddies of Vercelli.
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10
Bellissima (1951)
A mother obsessed with her daughter's screen test at Cinecittà.
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11
Miracle in Milan (1951)
A fable about the homeless, by De Sica.
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12
The Railroad Man (1956)
A train driver and his family, by Pietro Germi.
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