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1. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale

Votes: 51,989 | Gross: $22.55M

2. Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 6,800 | Gross: $4.38M

3. The Taming of The Shrew (1967)

Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern

Votes: 8,683 | Gross: $8.00M

4. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze

Votes: 30,035 | Gross: $3.43M

5. The Ornithologist (2016)

Unrated | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.

Director: João Pedro Rodrigues | Stars: Paul Hamy, João Pedro Rodrigues, Xelo Cagiao, Han Wen

Votes: 3,755 | Gross: $0.05M

6. The Wedding Veil Unveiled (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Romance

Emma (Autumn Reeser) travels to Italy to teach and research a wedding veil said to bring its owner love. While there, she meets Paolo (Paolo Bernardini), the son of a local lace-making family.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Autumn Reeser, Paolo Bernardini, Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney

Votes: 1,610

7. Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)

123 min | Biography, Comedy, History

Through the childhood and adolescence of Signor Giacomo Casanova (from his memoirs), this is a description of how people lived in 18th-century Venice: their customs, habits, medicine, ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander, Raoul Grassilli

Votes: 461

8. Watch Me When I Kill (1977)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer, and when her boyfriend tries to discover who the ... See full summary »

Director: Antonio Bido | Stars: Corrado Pani, Paola Tedesco, Franco Citti, Fernando Cerulli

Votes: 1,410

9. Come Play with Me (1968)

M/PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young Alvise's body is paralyzed, or at least he thinks so. He is infatuated by his beautiful aunt Lea. What starts as innocent therapy and care soon develops into strange erotic and psychological battle between them.

Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Lisa Gastoni, Lou Castel, Gabriele Ferzetti, Luisa De Santis

Votes: 299

10. The Taming of the Shrew (1929)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Romance

In sixteenth century Padua, Hortensio loves Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista. But Baptista will not allow the two to get married until his eldest daughter, the extremely headstrong... See full summary »

Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Edwin Maxwell, Joseph Cawthorn

Votes: 646 | Gross: $2.40M

11. Anthony, Warrior of God (2006)

110 min | Biography

The life of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) from his arrival on Sicily's shores via shipwreck in 1221 to his death. He's a Portuguese monk who, once in Italy, seeks out St. Francis. Anthony's ... See full summary »

Director: Antonello Belluco | Stars: Jordi Mollà, Paolo De Vita, Matt Patresi, Andrea Ascolese

Votes: 203

12. Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970)

92 min | Drama, Thriller

When a young man named Enrico comes back home for his fathers funeral he discovers his brother Cesare and his sister Verde may be plotting his death.

Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Jean Sorel, Marilù Tolo, Maurizio Degli Esposti, Gigi Ballista

Votes: 150

13. La lingua del santo (2000)

110 min | Comedy

The adventures of two cute stragglers, Willy and Antonio, who penetrated at night in the Basilica Del Santo in Padua almost accidentally steal a precious relic of St. Anthony . Realizing ... See full summary »

Director: Carlo Mazzacurati | Stars: Antonio Albanese, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Toni Bertorelli, Ivano Marescotti

Votes: 566

14. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

15. Scenes in Padua, Italy (1912)

Documentary, Short

Showing many interesting sights of the city, such as the Valleresso Arch, St. Justine Church, the Market Square, and the ruins of the Roman Amphitheater.

16. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
Episode: The Marionettes (1957)

Adventure, Family

Before the mortally wounded prime minister dies, he asks an elderly puppet-master to deliver a message to Marco to warn the Duke of Padua of an assassination plot. Before the old man can ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Basil Dignam, Adrienne Corri

17. The Dan Bongino Show (2017– )
At Last, Some Good News (2020 Podcast Episode)

News

The Nevada governor bars an anti-malarial drug from being used for coronavirus patients. Rachel Maddow wants the media to censor Donald Trump. The Associated Press claims that the suicide rate goes down during a crisis.

Star: Dan Bongino

18. The Casual Criminalist (2020– )
The Kidnapping of General Dozier (2022 Podcast Episode)

Crime

Kidnapping American general William Dozier in 1981 did not lead to Italy joining the Soviet block as the Red Brigage hoped - instead, his rescue and the interrogation of the kidnappers ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler