Notable films featuring Rome

A rich Jewish prince and merchant is wrongly condemned to the galleys by his friend Messala, an officer in the Roman legions. Starring Charlton Heston, as Judah Ben-Hur, this story is one of ultimate revenge. Directed by William Wyler, 1959, 214 minutes... more

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by the corrupted Commodus, son of trusted and brave emperor Marcus Aurelius, the general comes to Rome as a gladiator to fight in the Colosseum and to seek his revenge. Directed by Ridley Scott, 2000, 171 minutes...more

Pseudolus is a lazy Roman slave and has only one wish: to purchase his freedom. When he learns that his young master has fallen in love, Pseudolus concocts a plan to procure the girl for young master in return for his own freedom. Directed by Richard Lester, 1966, 99 minutes...more

Expert thief Charlie, played by Michael Caine, has just been released from prison and wants to get back in the game by stealing $4 million dollars in gold. With his cohorts, Charlie hatches a clever plan to distract the Italian authorities while the heist goes down. Directed by Peter Collinson, 1969, 99 minutes...more

Based on the 1969 film of the same name, thieves plan an elaborate heist and the largest traffic jam Los Angeles has ever seen. The crew then travels to Italy where they steal millions in gold. But they must overcome the betrayal of one of their own in the process. Directed by F. Gary Gray, 2003, 111 minutes...more

Starring Marlon Brando, this interpretation of William Shakespeare’s play is a tale of the assassination of Julius Caesar by members of the Roman Senate. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1953, 120 minutes...more

Charlton Heston heads this all-star cast in Shakespeare’s classic tale of the betrayal of the Roman senate against their emperor, the plotting and scheming that led to the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Senate floor. Directed by Stuart Burge, 1970, 117 minutes...more

In this irreverent satire, Brian, a Jew living in Roman-occupied Judea is mistaken for a prophet after joining an anti-Roman establishment and becomes a reluctant and comical Messiah. Directed by Terry Jones, 1979, 94 minutes...more

This plotless, gaudy, and impressionistic portrait of Rome is a pseudo-autobiography of Italy’s most famous filmmaker, Fellini. Scenes inspired from his own arrival in Rome during Mussolini’s reign are interspersed with scenes of the contemporary city of Rome. Directed by Federico Fellini, 1972, 128 minutes...more

Rome, 1944. Giorgio Manfredi, one of the leaders of the Resistance, is tracked down by the Nazis. Rossellini used real Nazi prisoners of war to lend reality to this Oscar-nominated film. Directed by Roberto Rossellini, 1945, 100 minutes... more

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American journalist in Rome. This classic film stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Directed by William Wyler, 1953, 118 minutes... more

In the late 1950s, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, Dickie Greenleaf. When Ripley arrives, he falls for Greenleaf’s lifestyle and begins to assume his life. Directed by Anthony Minghella, 1999, 139 minutes... more