Live Poll: Italia, Yes! Mafia, No!

Great idea! We need more polls like that, which demonstrate how stereotypes are not always the only existing thing. 

If Mafia defines Itália, The stereotypes of USA is that they are racists. This is what I see from the movies.

But from your list I choose Rocky, although that in the beginning when he was working for Mr. Gazzo he was collecting debts which seems a like a gangster.

Do the Right Thing, Fatso.

The movie Brooklyn (2015), perhaps.

I know it revolves around the Irish-American, but it also has some parts about the Italian-American. Not quite sure if it fits in your poll parameters.

FYC:
The Karate Kid (Daniel LaRusso)
Don Jon

For your consideration:

 

FYC:
Memphis Belle (1990)
City of Hope (1991)
I Love You to Death (1990)
Big Night (1996)
Choke (2008)



SUPREMELY DISHONORABLE MENTION:
Super Mario Bros. (1993)

My Cousin Vinny

It would seem to be something easily done to compile a list of Italian-American movies sans the Mafia. But, in reality it is a much harder task than at first glance. I would double check these before adding: Return to Me (2000), Green Book (2018), Serpico (1973).

In To Die For (1995) in the finale New Hampshire restaurant owners, the Marettos hire a hitman to avenge their son's death, I don't think Mafia is ever explicitly mentioned, but the audience assumes the connection (perhaps correctly) because they are Italian-American and how slick the whole transaction is executed. Otherwise, there is no mention of the mafia throughout the movie.

For your consideration:

 

Albeit, this one is a bit or two obscure.

ElM,

My vote: Marty (1955)

'Great poll! 'Big Night' is listed twice, though. I love that you have John Sayles' 'City of Hope' on the list!

FYC:
Ladri di biciclette (1948)
Le notti di Cabiria (1957)
La strada (1954)
Don Camillo (1952)
81⁄2 (1963)
There were many good italian movies without mafia.

I think Green Book would fit. From reviews:

"Tony is a caricature of Italian-American family-man exuberance. He’s voluble and emotional and constantly smoking, eating, or both at the same time. At one point, reclining in a hotel-room bed, he folds a pizza in half and shoves it in his mouth. Not a slice of pizza. The whole pie."

"working-class Tony needs to find another gig fast, so long as it’s honest (if he’s not careful, the Sopranos-like local crime families will have him doing shady side jobs)"

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/xTHKp5qgpuo/?ref_=po_ho Cheers & applause, ElMo!