The Conformist
Original Title: Il conformista
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Movies like The Conformist
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to The Conformist. Explore films such as Angel Heart, The Night Porter, and The Devil's Advocate, around the themes of fascist, italy, assassination. Other notable keywords include political assassination and italian fascism.
#1
Angel Heart
Synopsis:
Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Charlotte Rampling,
Mickey Rourke
#2
The Night Porter
Synopsis:
A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.
Starring:
Charlotte Rampling,
Isa Miranda,
Dirk Bogarde
#3
The Devil's Advocate
Synopsis:
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Starring:
Jeffrey Jones,
Charlize Theron,
Keanu Reeves
Plot:
deal with the devil,
lawyer,
the devil,
vanity,
supernatural power,
law,
law firm,
money,
sex offender,
female pubic hair
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#4
The American
Synopsis:
Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
Starring:
Violante Placido,
George Clooney,
Paolo Bonacelli
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#5
Sleepers
Synopsis:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Starring:
Billy Crudup,
Robert De Niro,
Minnie Driver
Plot:
child molestation,
sexual abuse,
sexual predator,
sadistic rape,
pedo,
gore,
revenge,
rape,
confession booth,
physical assault
...
#6
American Psycho
Synopsis:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Christian Bale,
Jared Leto
#7
Watchmen
Synopsis:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
Billy Crudup,
Jackie Earle Haley
#8
Frida
Synopsis:
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Starring:
Ashley Judd,
Salma Hayek,
Edward Norton
#9
Fellini Satyricon
Synopsis:
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
Starring:
Hiram Keller,
George Eastman,
Gordon Mitchell
#10
The Holy Mountain
Synopsis:
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Starring:
Juan Ferrara,
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Richard Rutowski
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#11
The English Patient
Synopsis:
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Willem Dafoe,
Ralph Fiennes
#12
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Synopsis:
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Starring:
Paolo Bonacelli,
Giorgio Cataldi,
Umberto P. Quintavalle
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#13
Polar
Synopsis:
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Starring:
Matt Lucas,
Ruby O. Fee,
Vanessa Hudgens
#14
Original Sin
Synopsis:
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
Starring:
Thomas Jane,
Antonio Banderas,
Angelina Jolie
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#15
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Synopsis:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone …
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Michael Brandon,
Mimsy Farmer
#16
Eyes Wide Shut
Synopsis:
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Starring:
Nicole Kidman,
Tom Cruise,
Alan Cumming
Plot:
orgy,
password,
sex party,
prostitute,
sexual fantasy,
prostitution,
marriage,
mansion,
masked woman,
nudity
...
#17
EuroTrip
Synopsis:
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.
Starring:
Michelle Trachtenberg,
Vinnie Jones,
Jana Pallaske
#18
Cold Mountain
Synopsis:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifte…
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson,
Donald Sutherland,
Natalie Portman
#19
Catch Me If You Can
Synopsis:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
Tom Hanks,
Brian Howe
Plot:
impostor,
race against time,
deception,
mother son relationship,
scam,
fraud,
forgery,
con artist,
airplane,
revenge
...
#20
8½
Synopsis:
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
Starring:
Barbara Steele,
Caterina Boratto,
Marcello Mastroianni
Plot:
film director,
adultery,
surrealism,
man wears eyeglasses,
mistress,
spa,
actress,
whip,
egotism,
telepathy
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