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Movies Set in Rome

Kinora's catalogue lists 42 films set in Rome, spanning 1945–2024. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 1977

    A Special Day

    Rome — 1930s
    Urbandir. Ettore Scola
  • 1961

    Accattone

    Rome — 1960s
    Urbandir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • 2010

    Barney's Version

    Montreal · Rome
    Urbandir. Richard J. Lewis
  • 1959

    Ben-Hur

    Jerusalem · Judea · Rome — Ancient
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. William Wyler
  • 1948

    Bicycle Thieves

    Rome — 1940s
    Urbandir. Vittorio De Sica
  • 1958

    Big Deal on Madonna Street

    Rome — 1950s
    Urbandir. Mario Monicelli
  • 1964

    Blood and Black Lace

    Rome — 1960s
    Urbandir. Mario Bava
  • 1993

    Caro diario

    Rome · Aeolian Islands — 1990s
    Urban · Islanddir. Nanni Moretti
  • 1988

    Cinema Paradiso

    Rome · Sicily — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1980s
    Rural · Urbandir. Giuseppe Tornatore
  • 1963

    Cleopatra

    Alexandria · Rome — Ancient
    Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • 2024

    Conclave

    Rome — 2020s
    Urbandir. Edward Berger
  • 1975

    Deep Red

    Rome — 1970s
    Urbandir. Dario Argento
  • 2000

    Gladiator

    Rome — Ancient
    Urbandir. Ridley Scott
  • 1981

    History of the World: Part I

    Rome · Paris · Spain — Ancient · Medieval · 1700s
    Urban · Wildernessdir. Mel Brooks
  • 1962

    Il Sorpasso

    Rome · Tuscany — 1960s
    Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Dino Risi
  • 1970

    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

    Rome — 1970s
    Urbandir. Elio Petri
  • 1962

    L'Eclisse

    Rome — 1960s
    Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni
  • 1960

    La Dolce Vita

    Rome — 1960s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Federico Fellini
  • 1962

    Mamma Roma

    Rome — 1960s
    Urbandir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • 2005

    Munich

    Munich · Paris · Rome · Beirut · New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 1991

    My Own Private Idaho

    Portland · Idaho · Rome · Seattle — 1990s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Gus Van Sant
  • 1991

    Night on Earth

    Los Angeles · New York City · Paris · Rome · Helsinki — 1990s
    Urbandir. Jim Jarmusch
  • 1957

    Nights of Cabiria

    Rome — 1950s
    Urbandir. Federico Fellini
  • 1983

    Nostalgia

    Tuscany · Rome — 1980s
    Ruraldir. Andrei Tarkovsky
  • 1946

    Paisan

    Sicily · Naples · Rome · Florence — 1940s
    Urban · Rural · Coastal Seadir. Roberto Rossellini
  • 1960

    Purple Noon

    Rome — 1960s
    Coastal Sea · Urbandir. René Clément
  • 1951

    Quo Vadis

    Rome — Ancient
    Urbandir. Mervyn LeRoy
  • 1972

    Roma

    Rome — 1930s · 1970s
    Urbandir. Federico Fellini
  • 1953

    Roman Holiday

    Rome — 1950s
    Urbandir. William Wyler
  • 1945

    Rome, Open City

    Rome — 1940s
    Urbandir. Roberto Rossellini
  • 1946

    Shoeshine

    Rome — 1940s
    Urbandir. Vittorio De Sica
  • 1960

    Spartacus

    Rome — Ancient
    Ruraldir. Stanley Kubrick
  • 1971

    The Conformist

    Paris · Rome — 1930s · 1940s
    Urbandir. Bernardo Bertolucci
  • 2013

    The Great Beauty

    Rome — 2010s
    Urbandir. Paolo Sorrentino
  • 1976

    The Omen

    London · Rome — 1970s
    Urbandir. Richard Donner
  • 1963

    The Pink Panther

    Cortina d'Ampezzo · Rome — 1960s
    Mountain · Urbandir. Blake Edwards
  • 1969

    The Sicilian Clan

    Paris · Rome · New York City — 1960s
    Urbandir. Henri Verneuil
  • 1972

    The Way of the Dragon

    Rome — 1970s
    Urbandir. Bruce Lee
  • 1960

    Two Women

    Rome · Ciociaria — 1940s
    Rural · Mountaindir. Vittorio De Sica
  • 1952

    Umberto D.

    Rome — 1950s
    Urbandir. Vittorio De Sica
  • 1974

    We All Loved Each Other So Much

    Rome — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Ettore Scola
  • 1963

    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    Naples · Milan · Rome — 1950s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Vittorio De Sica

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Rome?

Kinora's catalogue lists 42 films set in Rome, spanning 1945–2024.

What are some movies set in Rome?

Films set in Rome in our catalogue include A Special Day (1977), Accattone (1961), Barney's Version (2010), Ben-Hur (1959), and Bicycle Thieves (1948).

What is the oldest movie set in Rome?

Rome, Open City (1945) is the earliest film set in Rome in our catalogue; the most recent is Conclave (2024).

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