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Movies like Primo Viaggio

The best movies like Primo Viaggio are Nostalgia (2022), True Believer (1989) and Piranhas (2019). If Primo Viaggio hooked you with its crime and drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Nostalgia (2022)

    Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime

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  2. True Believer (1989)

    Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  3. Piranhas (2019)

    A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime

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  4. Winged Creatures (2009)

    A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

  5. American Murderer (2022)

    The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

  6. Panic (2000)

    Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  7. The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)

    Antonio Barracano is a respected figure among the Neapolitan underworld, keeping order and administering justice according to his own criteria, beyond the law. One day he's faced with a dilemma after a youth asks him permission to kill his father.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  8. San Babila-8 P.M. (1976)

    A quartet of young neo-Fascists terrorise the Milanise locals while the Police mostly look the other way.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  9. Siberian Education (2013)

    The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime

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  10. Belly (1998)

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  11. Mafia Millionaires (2014)

    The rise and fall of a Neapolitan criminal clan through the story of a boss and his family, divided between the aspiration for a bourgeois life and the deep impulses of oppression. Thirty years of history of one of the most beautiful and discussed cities in the world, the dream of a boy who is overwhelmed by the desire for power as an end in itself, to become the nightmare of a man and those who live next to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  12. Down Terrace (2010)

    After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in..

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  13. The Sound of Fury (1950)

    A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  14. Above the Rim (1994)

    Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  15. The Public Eye (1992)

    A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  16. American Skin (2019)

    A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  17. Cry of the City (1948)

    Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama

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  18. The Swindle (1955)

    Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime

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  19. In the Blood (2014)

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

  20. Things We Don't Say (2026)

    Carlo and Elisa are a successful couple. He’s a university professor and writer facing a creative block; she’s a brilliant, sharp-witted journalist, known for her internationally published editorials. They live in Rome, moving between accomplishments and routine, affection and something that might be fading. In search of new energy, they travel to Morocco with their lifelong friends, Anna and Paolo, and their thirteen-year-old daughter Vittoria—bright, curious, a little eccentric. Tensions soon rise.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Primo Viaggio?

The closest matches to Primo Viaggio are Nostalgia (2022), True Believer (1989) and Piranhas (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Primo Viaggio?

Start with Nostalgia (2022), the closest match to Primo Viaggio.

What is the highest-rated movie like Primo Viaggio?

The Swindle (1955), rated 7.3/10 by 232 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Primo Viaggio?

Things We Don't Say (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Italian movies like Primo Viaggio?

Yes: Nostalgia (2022), Piranhas (2019) and The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019).

How are movies similar to Primo Viaggio chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Primo Viaggio, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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