Sophia Loren – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 22, 2026

Sophia Loren became Italian cinema’s biggest international star and, decades later, proved she still had range left with a genuine late-career comeback on Netflix. In Two Women (1960): A mother and daughter’s survival through the brutal final chaos of World War II in Italy. Don’t overlook A Special Day (1977): A housewife and her gay neighbor share one quiet day while Rome celebrates a fascist parade outside.

Grumpier Old Men (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Two feuding neighbors' rivalry gets complicated when a glamorous newcomer moves in next door.

Directed by Howard Deutch · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Man of La Mancha (1972)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Don Quixote's delusional knighthood is reframed as a play performed inside a prison.

Directed by Arthur Hiller · 2h 12m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Houseboat (1958)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A widowed father's new housekeeper turns out to be hiding a much more complicated background.

Directed by Melville Shavelson · 1h 50m

Where to watch

Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Life Ahead (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An aging Holocaust survivor reluctantly takes in an orphaned street kid in southern Italy.

Directed by Edoardo Ponti · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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El Cid (1961)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An 11th-century Spanish knight's exile and return reshape a kingdom's war against invasion.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 3h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Marriage Italian Style (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A long-term mistress schemes to finally force her wealthy lover into marrying her.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sunflower (1970)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A wife searches the Soviet Union for the husband who never returned from the war.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 49m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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A Special Day (1977)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A housewife and her gay neighbor share one quiet day while Rome celebrates a fascist parade outside.

Directed by Ettore Scola · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Three loosely connected stories pair Loren and Marcello Mastroianni across very different Italian lives.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 59m

Where to watch

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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Two Women (1960)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A mother and daughter's survival through the brutal final chaos of World War II in Italy.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

Sophia Loren – 10 Best Movies

Grumpier Old Men (1995)

Man of La Mancha (1972)

Houseboat (1958)

The Life Ahead (2020)

El Cid (1961)

Marriage Italian Style (1964)

Sunflower (1970)

A Special Day (1977)

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)

Two Women (1960)

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