Director: Vittorio De Sica (1952, Italian, 89 mins)

Reviews: RottenTomatoes (96%), IMDB (8.2), Wikipedia, Amazon, Roger Ebert.

Watch online: Hulu.

Similar movies: old age.

Summary: Yet to write.

Director: Vittorio De Sica (1948, French, 93 mins)

Reviews: RottenTomatoes (98%), IMDB (8.4), Wikipedia, Amazon, Roger Ebert.

Similar movies: city life, crime, family.

Summary: A poignant movie of a father and son who search for a stolen bicycle. The setting is depression days in Italy, soon after World War II. Realistic, entertaining and sad.

The Bicycle Thief has been a favorite of critics for several decades, showing up in many 'top movies' lists. See List of Films Considered the Best (Wikipedia).