20 Movies Starring Valeria Golino

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (7013 Reviews)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Fullplot:

In the sequel to "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", Pee-Wee Herman has had enough with the fame and constant media attention he received after the events of the first movie, so he's now a simple farmer living quietly in a small town. But after a big storm blows their way, a circus ends up at Pee Wee's farm. So he lets the circus stay at his farm for a while. The circus decides to put on a show with one lovable star, Pee-Wee! Also, a love triangle develops between Pee-Wee, his nice fiancèe Winnie, who's the local schoolteacher, and mysterious loner Gina, the circus' attractive trapeze artist. The outcome of this subplot is somewhat unexpected.

Rain Man

Rain Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-12-16

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(359903 Reviews)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Barry Morrow (story)

Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Barry Morrow (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Charles Sanford "Charlie" Babbit is a self-centered Los Angeles-based automobile dealer/hustler/bookie who is at war with his own life. Charlie, as a young teenager, used his father's 1948 Buick convertible without permission and as a result, he went to jail for two days on account that his father reported it stolen. It is then that Charlie learns that his estranged father died and left him from his last will and testament a huge bed of roses and the car while the remainder will of $3 Million goes into a trust fund to be distributed to someone. Charlie seemed pretty angry by this and decides to look into this matter. It seems as if that "someone" is Raymond, Charlie's unknown brother, an autistic savant who lives in a world of his own, resides at the Walbrook Institute. Charlie then kidnaps Raymond and decides to take him on a lust for life trip to the west coast as a threat to get the $3 Million inheritance. Raymond's acts and nagging, including repeated talks of "Abbott & Costello", "Four minutes till Wapner" and refusal to fly on an airline except Quantas drives Charlie insane... and out of his selfish world into a cross-country trek of pure love and understanding that these two both have.

The King's Whore

The King's Whore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-11-14

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

UK, Austria, France, Italy

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (574 Reviews)

Director:

Axel Corti

Cast:

Writer:

Axel Corti

Frederic Raphael

Jacques Tournier (novel)

Daniel Vigne

Fullplot:

Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (72409 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Genres:

ActionComedy

Fullplot:

Topper Harley, a top gun fighter pilot, is recalled to serve on the SS Essess. Topper's mission is to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear plants. Unfortunately, Topper is psychologically imbalanced and is sure to crack under pressure.

The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-09-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Japan

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6494 Reviews)

Director:

Sean Penn

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him. Frank understands the atrocities of life as a big picture; Joe does not. Joe is content to enjoy smaller pleasures: children, family, routine. Joe mistakenly believes he can straighten his little brother out and convince him that life is good. Frank is a cursed man. He is cut between his love for his brother and his repulsion at self-indulgent contentment. The result is a painful story of heartbreak, heartache, disappointment, despair, and the tragic side of love.

Year of the Gun

Year of the Gun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-11-01

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1827 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Mewshaw (novel)

David Ambrose (screenplay)

Fullplot:

David Raybourne is an American journalist covering political news in Italy during the 1970's. He is evolved with the Red Brigades when trying to help a friend (Alison King), who photographed then in action and discover the mafia net is at all levels.

Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-12-17

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (888 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Pino Cacucci (novel)

Enzo Monteleone (screenplay)

Diego Abatantuono (screenplay)

Gabriele Salvatores (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Mario leads a normal life, working in a Milan bank. His daily routine is shattered when he witnesses a murder and is shot himself by the killer, a deranged police commissioner. To save his life, he must abandon his life and flee to Puerto Escondido, Mexico. When he runs out of money he teams up with Alex and Anita, a couple of Italians that will lead him on to a series of adventures and encounters with drug dealers, corrupt police officers and other weird characters.

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (61204 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Abrahams (characters)

Pat Proft (characters)

Jim Abrahams

Pat Proft

Fullplot:

Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who also likes to be in on the action. Basically, it's a send-up of all the big shoot-em-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies.

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (71428 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Allison Anders

Alexandre Rockwell

Robert Rodriguez

Quentin Tarantino

Fullplot:

This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He's on his first night on the job, when he's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster's kids for him while he's away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (71626 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Allison Anders

Alexandre Rockwell

Robert Rodriguez

Quentin Tarantino

Fullplot:

This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He's on his first night on the job, when he's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster's kids for him while he's away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (71392 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Allison Anders

Alexandre Rockwell

Robert Rodriguez

Quentin Tarantino

Fullplot:

This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He's on his first night on the job, when he's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster's kids for him while he's away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.

Harem suare

Harem suare

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-21

Languages:

Turkish, French, Italian

Countries:

Italy, France, Turkey

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (2009 Reviews)

Director:

Ferzan Ozpetek

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Ferzan Ozpetek (story)

Gianni Romoli (story)

Fullplot:

As the Ottoman Empire comes to an end, an old servant spins a tale to keep the women in the Sultan's harem distracted. The story is about Safiye, who first becomes the Sultan's favorite concubine, and later the official wife. As she gains power and influence, she engages in a tryst with Nadir, the black eunuch. When the Empire falls, the Sultan escapes to Europe, leaving all the concubines behind. Safiye fights for their rights under the new order...

Caesar

Caesar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-06-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany, Italy, Netherlands

Runtime:

240 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1978 Reviews)

Director:

Uli Edel

Fullplot:

Epic look at Julius Caesar, Rome's last dictator, whose death also signaled the end of the Roman Republic. Chronicles his campaigns in Gaul and Egypt, his rivalry with General Pompey, and his eventual assassination at the hands of Brutus and Cassius.

Respiro

Respiro

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-22

Languages:

Italian, Sicilian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(3889 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Grazia is a mother of three who spends suffocating days packing fish while her husband Pietro is at sea. Her oft-erratic behavior leads Pietro into thinking she may need medical attention, and he prepares to send her off to a psychiatric institute in Milan. Their son Pasquale, the one person who understand his mother the most, vows to do whatever it takes to foil his father's plan.

Quiet Chaos

Quiet Chaos

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-06-26

Languages:

Italian, French, English

Countries:

Italy, UK

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (3180 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Sandro Veronesi (book)

Nanni Moretti

Francesco Piccolo

Laura Paolucci

Fullplot:

Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two women from drowning at the beach. When he returns home he finds that his wife has died. Now Pietro has to take care of his daughter, Claudia. When he drives her to school soon after, he decides to wait for her all day in front of the school, and soon that's what he does every day. He eats at the nearby cafè, gets to know the people who come by and follows from afar the fusion developments at work. Pietro's brother expects him to snap out of it, but who will snap first?

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-02-27

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (502 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Giuseppe Piccioni

Federica Pontremoli

Fullplot:

School Is Over

School Is Over

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-12

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, Switzerland

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (57 Reviews)

Director:

Valerio Jalongo

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Valerio Jalongo

Francesca Marciano

Daniele Luchetti

Alfredo Covelli

Fullplot:

Like the Wind

Like the Wind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-28

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (219 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Nicola Lusuardi

Marco S. Puccioni (story)

Marco S. Puccioni

Heidrun Schleef

Fullplot:

Inspired by a true story LIKE THE WIND narrates 15 years of Armida Miserere's life, a woman who with determination and grit, but also personal suffering, was one of the first woman to become governor of prison. Armida Miserere, after suffering the loss of her loved one, found herself on the front line in the fight against crime, governing the most dangerous jail in Italy, while struggling to find the truth and to get justice. The film is conceived as long flashback that highlights the most important moments of her life in the attempt to unveil her mystery.

The Invisible Boy

The Invisible Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-18

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (637 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alessandro Fabbri

Ludovica Rampoldi

Stefano Sardo

Fullplot:

Michele is thirteen year old, shy, unpopular at school, and in love with Stella. After wearing a costume for a Halloween party, he finds out that he's invisible.

An Italian Name

An Italian Name

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-01-22

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (303 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Matthieu Delaporte (play)

Alexandre de La Patellière (play)

Francesca Archibugi (screenplay)

Francesco Piccolo (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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