Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

October 27, 1952 · 73 years old

Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor. Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a Ger…

Known For

15 titles
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Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

1997 · 1h 56m · Movie

When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.

8.6
2
To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

2012 · 1h 52m · Movie

The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.

6.3
3
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004 · 1h 35m · Movie

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

7.0
4
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991 · 2h 9m · Movie

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

7.7
5
Down by Law

Down by Law

1986 · 1h 47m · Movie

Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.

7.7
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Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

1999 · 1h 49m · Movie

In all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But Commander Detritus has a plan to change...

6.0
7
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2019 · 2h 5m · Movie

Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by band...

6.0
8
The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow

2005 · 1h 50m · Movie

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

7.0
9
Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

1991 · 1h 42m · Movie

A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.

7.2
10
The Monster

The Monster

1994 · 1h 52m · Movie

After a series of bizarre actions, Loris is mistaken for a serial killer. Jessica, a policewoman in undercover, will try to induce him to commit a murder.

7.3
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Nothing Left to Do but Cry

Nothing Left to Do but Cry

1984 · 1h 53m · Movie

In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.

7.6
12
Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther

1993 · 1h 33m · Movie

Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.

3.9
13
Luna

Luna

1979 · 2h 22m · Movie

After the sudden death of his father and a move to Italy, 14-year-old Joe loses his way and gets addicted to heroin.

6.4
14
The Little Devil

The Little Devil

1988 · 1h 41m · Movie

During an exorcism, father Maurice meets a little devil named Giuditta, who refuses to return to hell and decides to discover the world.

6.9
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Il pap'occhio

Il pap'occhio

1980 · 1h 50m · Movie

Renzo Arbore has a vision of Don Gabriel, who came to bring an Annunciation by the Vatican: the Pope has decided to hire him for the nascent Vatican state television.

6.7