Movies like Pasolini (2014)
The best movies like Pasolini (2014) are Fellini's Casanova (1976), Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) and Mr. Turner (2014). If Pasolini hooked you with its history and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRussian Ark (2002)7.2/10 from 527 votes
- NewestModi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)Released 2024
- In ItalianFellini's Casanova (1976)Also in Italian
Fellini's Casanova (1976)
Imprisoned for practicing black magic, writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova escapes and wanders Europe, using his fluid sexuality to find his place in life amid a variety of eccentric and strange characters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKarol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Turner (2014)
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRembrandt (1936)
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
Through the streets of World War I Paris, Italian bohemian artist Modigliani attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in a increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
The Inner Circle (1992)
Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Pollock (2000)
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRang Rasiya (2014)
A look a the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Edvard Munch (1974)
Edvard Munch's childhood is overshadowed by death: he suffers the loss of his sister and mother, while enduring serious illness himself, almost dying. At university, Munch discovers his talent as a painter. As he immerses himself in the art world, he becomes part of a cultural revolution led by the likes of nihilist Hans Jæger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCaravaggio's Shadow (2022)
The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Blood (2008)
The bad romance between Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti, two of the foremost movie stars in Fascist Italy, who were supporters of the regime to the bitter end, and shared its brutal downfall.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Niki (2024)
French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeopardi (2014)
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStory of My Death (2013)
Casanova meets a new servant who will witness his last moments in life, from a castle with its libertine 18th century atmosphere to the poor, shadowy Northern lands. There, his rationalist way of thinking and mundane world will succumb to a violent and romantic force, represented by Count Dracula.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Valentino (1977)
The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
SnoozefestMovies like thisRussian Ark (2002)
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAugustine (2012)
Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old "hysteria" patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot's experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
SnoozefestMovies like thisCapri-Revolution (2018)
In 1914, with Italy on the cusp of joining World War I, a group of foreign artists establishes a commune on the rural island of Capri, catching the attention of young Lucia, a local illiterate shepherdess who soon falls under their spell.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTommaso (2020)
The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisVan Gogh (1991)
After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental health. He begins an affair with his host’s daughter, however, she soon realizes that he doesn’t love her and that his heart beats only for art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinal Portrait (2017)
Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sun (2005)
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ideal Palace (2019)
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAparajito (2022)
A young filmmaker prepares for the debut of his first feature film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFanny Lye Deliver'd (2019)
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightwatching (2007)
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConvict (2014)
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil's Double (2011)
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pasolini?
The closest matches to Pasolini are Fellini's Casanova (1976), Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) and Mr. Turner (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pasolini?
People who watched Pasolini most often go on to Fellini's Casanova (1976), Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) and Mr. Turner (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like Pasolini?
Russian Ark (2002), rated 7.2/10 by 527 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pasolini?
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Pasolini?
Yes: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) and Caravaggio's Shadow (2022).
How are movies similar to Pasolini chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pasolini, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.