A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
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Movie1971·108 min
The Conformist
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 11%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.6/10
783 ratings
About The Conformist
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- corruption power, trauma recovery, mid century, politics, international, paris, mentor student, assassin hitman, anti hero, undercover infiltration, conspiracy, nonlinear flashback