By Vlad Zakh · January 18, 2026
Marcello Mastroianni became the face of Italian cinema’s golden age, Fellini’s favourite leading man and the definition of continental cool for a generation. La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2 are the Fellini essentials, City of Women turns a train daydream into a surreal gauntlet, Ginger and Fred reunites two ageing dancers for a TV special, Marriage Italian Style has a mistress scheming to force a marriage, and Dark Eyes recounts a lost Russian love at sea. Divorce Italian Style, A Special Day and Big Deal on Madonna Street round out the list.
01 A man's train-journey daydream turns into a surreal gauntlet through his own anxieties about women, with Marcello Mastroianni in the lead.
Directed by Federico Fellini · 2h 20m · Rated R
Stream: Fandor Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
02 Two ageing former dance partners reunite decades later for a nostalgic television variety show.
Directed by Federico Fellini · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13
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03 An ageing Italian man recounts a lost Russian love to a stranger aboard a ship.
Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov · 2h 01m
Rent: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video
04 A long-term mistress schemes to finally force her wealthy lover into marriage.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 42m · Rated NR
Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
05 A housewife and her gay neighbour share one quiet day while a fascist parade passes outside.
Directed by Ettore Scola · 1h 46m · Rated NR
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06 A gang of inept small-time crooks bungles an elaborate jewellery heist at every turn.
Directed by Mario Monicelli · 1h 46m
Stream: Criterion Channel
Stream: Criterion Channel
07 Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren star in three loosely connected stories set in Naples, Milan and Rome.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 59m
Stream: Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Stream: Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
08 A Sicilian nobleman schemes to engineer his wife's infidelity so he can legally kill her.
Directed by Pietro Germi · 1h 44m
Won 1 Oscar12 wins & 9 nominations
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home
09 A tabloid journalist drifts through Rome's high society, chasing a happiness he never quite reaches.
Directed by Federico Fellini · 2h 54m · Rated NR
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10 A blocked director tries to square his private life with the film he is meant to be making.
Directed by Federico Fellini · 2h 19m · Rated NR
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Stream: BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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