Asia Argento Movies: Release Order

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1988 - 202333 Films57h 51m2.7 Average

Asia Argento emerged from Italian cinema as the daughter of legendary horror director Dario Argento, but forged her own path as an acclaimed actress and filmmaker. Beginning with leading roles in Italian productions, she won two David di Donatello awards (Italy's equivalent of the Oscar) and became known for her intense, fearless performances.

Her career spans Italian arthouse cinema, horror collaborations with her father, international productions with directors like Sofia Coppola and Gus Van Sant, and her own directorial work. This chronological watch list showcases her evolution from Italian cinema darling to international star, including her award-winning performances and her work behind the camera.

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Zoo poster

Zoo

19881h 27m1.9
Director: Cristina Comencini
Cast: Asia Argento, Marco Parente, Daniel Olbrychski, Sebastiano Nardone

A young girl living in Rome's zoo befriends an escaped Slavic boy from a gypsy camp. When police come looking for the child, the unlikely pair makes a daring escape on an elephant.

ComedyDrama
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The Church poster

The Church

19891h 42m3.3
Original Title: La chiesa
Director: Michele Soavi
Cast: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti, Antonella Vitale

A new librarian at a Gothic cathedral built on an ancient mass grave makes a discovery that unleashes supernatural forces of madness and demonic vengeance.

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Close Friends poster

Close Friends

19921h 49m2.8
Original Title: Le amiche del cuore
Director: Michele Placido
Cast: Asia Argento, Carlotta Natoli, Claudia Pandolfi, Michele Placido, Enrico Lo Verso

A fifteen-year-old girl lives with her father after her parents' separation, but their relationship harbors a dark secret that gradually comes to light.

DramaRomance
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Condannato a nozze

19931h 50m1.7
Director: Giuseppe Piccioni
Cast: Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Patrizia Piccinini, Enzo Cannavale

A neurotic lawyer struggling with commitment issues literally splits into two versions of himself - one faithful to his fiancée and one determined to remain a bachelor. This Italian comedy explores the eternal battle between monogamy and freedom through a fantastical twist.

Comedy
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Trauma

19931h 49m3.1
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest, Laura Johnson

A young Romanian woman teams up with a recovering drug addict to investigate the brutal murder of her parents by a serial killer known as The Headhunter.

ThrillerHorrorMystery
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Queen Margot

19942h 18m4.2
Original Title: La Reine Margot
Director: Patrice Chéreau
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi

Set in 1572 Paris, this historical drama follows the arranged marriage between Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois and Protestant King Henry of Navarre, a political union designed to prevent religious war in France.

DramaHistoryRomance
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Perdiamoci di vista

19941h 52m3.3
Director: Carlo Verdone
Cast: Carlo Verdone, Asia Argento, Aldo Maccione, Anita Bartolucci, Luis Molteni

A cynical reality TV host finds his shallow worldview challenged when he falls for a sharp-tongued wheelchair-bound woman who had previously confronted him about his exploitative show. Their unlikely romance forces him to reconsider his values and approach to life.

Comedy
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The Stendhal Syndrome

19961h 59m2.8
Original Title: La sindrome di Stendhal
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonacelli

A young policewoman pursuing an elusive serial killer through Italy becomes increasingly unstable as she falls victim to his dangerous obsession.

ThrillerHorror
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Traveling Companion poster

Traveling Companion

19961h 44m3.3
Original Title: Compagna di viaggio
Director: Peter Del Monte
Cast: Asia Argento, Michel Piccoli, Lino Capolicchio, Silvia Cohen, Max Malatesta

A gritty portrait of Cora, a sharp-tongued waitress in Rome who navigates life through casual relationships and odd jobs while maintaining her independence.

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The Phantom of the Opera

19981h 44m2.1
Original Title: Il fantasma dell'Opera
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Julian Sands, Asia Argento, Andrea Di Stefano, Nadia Rinaldi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

In the subterranean depths of an opera house, a mysterious figure raised by underground creatures terrorizes the theatre with a series of brutal murders and accidents.

HorrorRomanceMystery
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B. Monkey

19991h 34m3.1
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Julie T. Wallace

A shy introvert falls for a charismatic woman, unaware that she's London's most notorious thief trying to leave her criminal past behind. Their romance becomes complicated when her dangerous former partner refuses to let her go.

RomanceCrimeDrama
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New Rose Hotel

19991h 33m2.6
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Annabella Sciorra, John Lurie

A corporate raider and his associate employ a seductive chanteuse to manipulate a brilliant scientist into abandoning his company and personal life.

DramaMysteryScience Fiction
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Scarlet Diva

20001h 31m2.2
Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch, Gianluca Arcopinto, Vera Gemma

A young Italian actress spirals through a world of excess and self-destruction while searching for meaning and redemption in her chaotic life.

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The Red Siren poster

The Red Siren

20021h 58m2.5
Original Title: La sirène rouge
Director: Olivier Megaton
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Asia Argento, Frances Barber, Andrew Tiernan, Alexandra Negrão

When 13-year-old Alice accuses her powerful mother of murder and flees to Portugal to find her supposedly dead father, she becomes the target of both police and her mother's paramilitary forces. A hitman named Hugo becomes her unlikely protector in this tense pursuit that leads to a small Portuguese coastal town.

DramaActionThriller
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xXx poster

xXx

20022h 4m3.2
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Roof

An extreme sports enthusiast with an attitude problem is reluctantly recruited by the US government to infiltrate a dangerous organization threatening global destruction.

ActionAdventureThrillerCrime
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things poster

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

20041h 38m3.1
Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Jeremy Renner, Winona Ryder, Ornella Muti

A young boy is torn between his stable foster home and his troubled biological mother, who drags him into a dangerous world of drugs and instability. The story follows their turbulent relationship as they navigate between religious salvation and self-destructive choices.

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Last Days poster

Last Days

20051h 37m2.9
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius

A troubled rock musician spirals into isolation and despair in his final days, loosely inspired by the life of Kurt Cobain.

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Land of the Dead poster

Land of the Dead

20051h 33m3.4
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy

In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, the last surviving humans barricade themselves within a fortified city while struggling to maintain civilization against the undead hordes.

HorrorScience FictionThriller
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Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

20062h 3m3.8
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan, Judy Davis, Rip Torn

Sofia Coppola's stylized biographical drama follows the life of France's infamous queen Marie Antoinette, from her teenage marriage to Louis XVI through her extravagant reign at Versailles.

DramaHistory
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Transylvania poster

Transylvania

20061h 43m2.8
Director: Tony Gatlif
Cast: Asia Argento, Amira Casar, Alexandra Beaujard, Birol Ünel, Morgan

A pregnant woman travels to Transylvania searching for her lover Milan, a musician who abandoned her without explanation. When he brutally rejects her, she becomes a lost soul wandering the Romanian countryside until she encounters a traveling trader who may change her fate.

Drama
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The Last Mistress

20071h 54m3.1
Original Title: Une vieille maîtresse
Director: Catherine Breillat
Cast: Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau

A scandalous tale of passion and propriety unfolds as a dissolute young aristocrat prepares to marry a virtuous woman in French high society, where secrets and betrayals threaten their union.

DramaRomance
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Boarding Gate

20071h 46m2.4
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei, Kim Gordon, Carl Ng Ka-Lung

A seductive woman becomes entangled in a deadly game of manipulation and betrayal when she's sent to eliminate a wealthy businessman, unaware of the complex web of relationships controlling her fate.

ThrillerDrama
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The Mother of Tears

20071h 42m2
Original Title: La terza madre
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias, Valéria Cavalli

When an ancient urn is discovered in a Roman cemetery, its opening unleashes Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who spreads terror and violence throughout the city. An art student with supernatural abilities must stand alone against an army of demons and psychos to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

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Go Go Tales poster

Go Go Tales

20071h 41m3
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento, Riccardo Scamarcio

A go-go club faces an uncertain future as its owners grapple with serious financial difficulties that threaten to shut down the establishment.

ComedyDrama
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On War poster

On War

20082h 10m2.4
Original Title: De la guerre
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Asia Argento, Guillaume Depardieu, Clotilde Hesme, Laurent Delbecque

A Parisian filmmaker's life takes an unexpected turn after an accident, leading him to discover a commune of free-spirited women that challenges his worldview.

ComedyDrama
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Islands

20111h 32m3
Original Title: Isole
Director: Stefano Chiantini
Cast: Asia Argento, Giorgio Colangeli, Anna Ferruzzo, Ivan Franěk, Eugenio Krauss

Ivan, a drifting immigrant, arrives on an Italian island seeking work and dignity but faces hostility from locals. He finds refuge with Martina, a silent beekeeper, and Father Enzo, a bitter priest, slowly bringing light to their lives despite the town's wariness of outsiders.

Drama
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Cavalli

20111h 32m1.8
Director: Michele Rho
Cast: Vinicio Marchioni, Michele Alhaique, Giulia Michelini, Duccio Camerini, Luigi Fedele

Two brothers in a 19th-century Italian mountain village grow up wild and free until their mother's death changes everything, leading their father to buy them two untamed foals. As they mature, the brothers find themselves drawn to different paths - one yearning for adventure beyond the mountains, the other hoping to settle down as a horse breeder.

Drama
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Baciato dalla fortuna

20111h 40m2.4
Director: Paolo Costella
Cast: Vincenzo Salemme, Asia Argento, Nicole Grimaudo, Dario Bandiera, Alessandro Gassmann

A divorced traffic cop struggling with debts and relationship troubles unexpectedly wins the lottery, completely transforming his fortunes. This Italian comedy explores how sudden wealth changes his life and relationships.

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Dracula 3D

20121h 50m1.2
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Asia Argento, Rutger Hauer, Marta Gastini, Unax Ugalde

When Jonathan Harker visits Count Dracula's castle, he becomes entranced by the mysterious aristocrat but soon discovers the vampire has sinister designs on his wife Mina. Harker must seek help from the legendary vampire slayer Van Helsing to stop Dracula's evil plans.

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Misunderstood

20141h 43m3.5
Original Title: Incompresa
Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Giulia Salerno, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gabriel Garko, Carolina Poccioni, Anna Lou Castoldi

In 1984 Rome, nine-year-old Aria struggles with neglectful parents consumed by their own affairs while she yearns for love and acceptance. Treated as a misfit at school and overlooked at home, she finds solace only in her cat and best friend until abandonment pushes her to make a life-changing decision.

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Shongram

20191h 43m
Original Title: সংগ্রাম
Director: Munsur Ali
Cast: Anupam Kher, Asia Argento, Dilruba Yasmin Ruhee, Amaan Reza, Arman Parvez Murad

Set during Bangladesh's 1971 liberation struggle, this romantic drama follows young Karim, a Muslim man in love with Hindu woman Asha, whose peaceful village life is shattered by war. Decades later, an elderly Karim recounts his story of survival, duty, and the search for his lost love to a London reporter.

ActionDramaHistoryWar
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Dark Glasses poster

Dark Glasses

20221h 26m2.2
Original Title: Occhiali neri
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, Andrea Zhang, Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirrello

A high-class prostitute fleeing a serial killer loses her sight in a car accident that also orphans a ten-year-old boy, leading to an unlikely bond between the two survivors.

DramaThrillerHorrorMystery
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Padre Pio

20231h 44m2.5
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Cristina Chiriac, Marco Leonardi, Asia Argento, Vincenzo Crea

Set in post-WWI Italy, this film follows the arrival of Padre Pio at a remote monastery in the impoverished town of San Giovanni Rotondo, where his charismatic ministry and mystical visions intersect with the social and political upheaval of the era. As Italy prepares for its first free elections, the story builds toward a pivotal historical event that will forever change the community.