Movies like Incontro con Maria Carta (1972)
The best movies like Incontro con Maria Carta (1972) are Maria (2024), Il Sorpasso (1962) and Ciao, Professore! (1992). If Incontro con Maria Carta hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIl Sorpasso (1962)8.2/10 from 877 votes
- NewestYou, Me & Tuscany (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianIl Sorpasso (1962)Also in Italian
Maria (2024)
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIl Sorpasso (1962)
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCiao, Professore! (1992)
A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Girl with a Pistol (1968)
A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Have and Have Not (1945)
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPrimavera (2025)
A talented violinist, Cecilia, confined in an orphanage, meets Vivaldi who becomes her teacher. Under his mentorship and through his music, she gains courage to break free from the life she was destined for and pursue her passion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMade in Italy (2020)
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSelena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy (2025)
Never-before-seen footage and intimate interviews celebrate the life and legacy of iconic Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla and her family band.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Anonymous Venetian (1970)
Without mentioning the reason, Venetian musician Enrico invites his ex-wife Valeria to visit him, and her heart is broken again during their last days together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFind Me Falling (2024)
After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors — and an old flame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBellissima (1952)
Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove and Bullets (2017)
A Mafia boss fakes his own death aiming at a fresh start, but a nurse happens to see him alive and well after the funeral. A hitman is promptly sent to get rid of her, only to find out she's his first and unforgotten love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLemonade Mouth (2011)
When five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in history! In the face of incredible odds, Olivia, Stella, Wen, Mohini and Charlie find they can make a real difference when they learn to lean on each other and let go of everything holding back their dreams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFive Seconds (2025)
Adriano is a middle-aged man living in a dilapidated villa in Tuscany, when a group of young idealistic students arrives to restore the villa's vineyards.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (2020)
Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bigger Splash (2015)
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn American in Paris (1951)
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYou, Me & Tuscany (2026)
When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner's fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance that could transform her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Incontro con Maria Carta?
The closest matches to Incontro con Maria Carta are Maria (2024), Il Sorpasso (1962) and Ciao, Professore! (1992). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Incontro con Maria Carta?
Start with Maria (2024), the closest match to Incontro con Maria Carta.
What is the highest-rated movie like Incontro con Maria Carta?
Il Sorpasso (1962), rated 8.2/10 by 877 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Incontro con Maria Carta?
You, Me & Tuscany (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Incontro con Maria Carta?
Yes: Il Sorpasso (1962), Ciao, Professore! (1992) and The Girl with a Pistol (1968).
How are movies similar to Incontro con Maria Carta chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Incontro con Maria Carta, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.