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Plot Summary:
In 19th-century Papal Rome, Bartolomeo is a wealthy and greedy parvenu who craves a noble title. While trying to raise the money he needs to strike a deal with a prince for the hand of his daughter, he'll find himself caught in a magical journey between past, present and future. Assisted by some rather illustrious companions, he'll have to come to terms with whom he really is and give his life a new meaning.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
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The Little Nuns (1963)
Plot Summary:
Two nuns come to Rome to protest to an airline about its jet planes which have been flying over their convent school, disrupting teaching of the little orphans who study there and damaging the ancient fresco of their patron saint through sound vibrations.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
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John Travolto: The Face with Two Left Feet (1979)
Plot Summary:
Also known as THE LONELY DESTINY OF JOHN TRAVOLTO, it's the first and only Travoltasploitation movie. It's about a hotel cook named Gianni who can't dance but is frustratingly in love with the sexy blonde DJ (Cicciolina) at the nightclub "John's Fever". When one of the cook's coworkers draws a mustache and beard on a poster of John Travolta everyone somehow finally notices that Gianni looks exactly like Travolta and the game is on.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
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Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
Plot Summary:
Otello, an amateur thief, tries a burglary on New Year Eve but he finds the maid Adalgisa in the supposedly empty house. Adalgisa likes Otello who, all things considered, is a good guy, unlike Amerigo the night watchman who tries to profit from the situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
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Pierino the Pest to the Rescue (1982)
Plot Summary:
Pierino unleashes his restlessness with various mischief in school.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Good Like Bread (1982)
Plot Summary:
Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy
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The Barber of Rio (1996)
Plot Summary:
Matteo is a Roman barber. In Roma his activity is driving him almost to ruin, he is full of debts. He decides to escape from this depressing reality by accepting his sister Angelina's invitation to Brazil.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 429
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
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Mutande Pazze (1992)
Plot Summary:
Four ambitious women are ready to do anything to make a name in show business. The translation of the Italian title is "Mad Underpants".
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
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Anni ruggenti (1962)
Plot Summary:
In the thirties, during the Fascist Dictatorship, an insurance broker, Omero Battifiori, reaches a small country town from Rome seeking for new customers. The main authorities, expecting an incognito inspection from the Fascist Party of the capital, suspect him to be the inspector and a very important member of the Party. The misunderstanding leads to a number of equivocals until Omero reveals his identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit (1983)
Plot Summary:
The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately offers his help to save the minister entrapped inside the car. Everything has to be done in secret to avoid a scandal within the Roman politic world. Many attempt are done but the result is unexpectedly terrific.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
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Soap and Water (1983)
Plot Summary:
La madre-manager di una giovanissima modella americana cerca un precettore per la figlia che deve lavorare per tre mesi a Roma. Le viene suggerito il nome di padre Spinetti, un sacerdote che insegna in un istituto femminile, ma la telefonata per l'incarico la intercetta Rolando, bidello laureato in cerca di fortuna. Rolando si presenta alla donna vestito da prete e viene assunto, la ragazza però non tarda a rendersi conto che l'impacciato professore non è un vero sacerdote e se ne innamora. Una commedia comico-sentimentale con un irresistibile Carlo Verdone.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
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The Two Cops (1984)
Plot Summary:
Episodic comedy drama about two recruits who join Italy's carabinieri, become friends and work together on several cases.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 971
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
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The Boom (1963)
Plot Summary:
Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950's rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: italian comedy
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I'm Photogenic (1980)
Plot Summary:
Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Il prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con le mutue (1969)
Plot Summary:
Story of an ambitious young doctor through unethical means intend to make a quick career. Now is primary in a luxury clinic where administers the sick with the same cynicism of his young years.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 857
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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The Married Priest (1970)
Plot Summary:
A young Sicilian priest who moved to Rome comes into contact with the high bourgeoisie and receives a lot of sexual attention.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
Plot Summary:
Three stories, three characters all played by Verdone. The first is an awkward young man, who meets a Spanish tourist in Rome. The second has planned a trip towards East with a suitcase full of stockings and biro pens. The last one is a hippy whose father tries to convince him to get back home.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Bodyguards - Guardie del corpo (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two former carabinieri find themselves doing the bodyguards to VIPs and starlet.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 961
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Them who? (2015)
Plot Summary:
David's life is changed forever after his meeting with Marcello, a clever con man.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, light, enigmatic, feel good, humorous, captivating, smart, whimsical
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Poor but Rich (2016)
Plot Summary:
The "Tucci" are a poor Italian family living in a small village in Lazio. Father, mother, a conceited daughter and a genius son, forced to pretend being stupid to keep up with the family. One day something unexpected happens: the family wins one hundred million Euros. Excited, they decide to keep the winning a secret, but as soon as a single word slips out from the mouth of the householder, they only have one choice to avoid being persecuted by friends and acquaintances: run away. They leave at night, heading to Milan. They will realize as soon as they arrive that today's rich people behaves very differently from the past, and being rich has become a real bother... this discovery will make things way different from what Tuccis' expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, entertaining, witty, talky, colorful, colourful, italian comedy
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Great! (1986)
Plot Summary:
Carlo Verdone at his best is incredibly supported by a fantastic Alberto Sordi and a cast of street-genie non-actors that outperform beyond any imagination.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Night Before the Exams Today (2007)
Plot Summary:
Reunites the same cast, reprising their characters from the 2006 original film, but transplants them from the 1980s to the Italy of 2006. This leap allows the filmmaker to compare and contrast youth culture across generations, from the era of the call box to the era of cell phones, text messages and onli.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, sexy
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I Am Santa Claus (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn’t want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams the streets of Rome and meets a strange old man, Nicola. He decides to take advantage of him and rob him. But after breaking into his house, Ettore realizes Nicola doesn’t have anything worth stealing and furthermore, the old man tells him a rather stranger thing: he affirms to be Santa Claus….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Blame Freud (2014)
Plot Summary:
Francesco Taramelli is a psychoanalyst who is dealing with three patients going through various hurdles in their love lives: Marta is chasing a deaf-mute man who has stolen things from her book shop, Sara is a lesbian who was left by her girlfriend just after she proposed to her, and 18-year-old Emma is seeing a 50-year-old architect called Alessandro, who is already married. Unfortunately, these three patients are Francesco's three beloved daughters.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, talky, semi serious, touching, entertaining, feel good
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Love is in the Air (2012)
Plot Summary:
Couple Andrea and Giulia, an outwardly successful couple, are having problems in the bedroom. When Giulia invites Max, an old friend from high school, to stay in the family home with their teenage son, some new attitudes begin to form.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 985
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, melancholic, sentimental, captivating, suspenseful, sexy, sexual
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A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
Plot Summary:
Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side. The sisters meet to decide what to do with their father, establishing a genuine tie for the very first time.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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God Willing (2015)
Plot Summary:
The son of an atheist, authoritarian father, believed to be liberal, wants to become a priest.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sweet, light, feel good, witty, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, spiritual
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Citizens of the World (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three Italian retirees embark on a journey to find a new country to live in.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Three Perfect Daughters (2020)
Plot Summary:
Three families go into crisis when their daughters get engaged. Three desperate fathers see their worst nightmare come true: they are convinced that their young daughters have all chosen a wrong boyfriend. Sure to act for their own good, they will join forces to get rid of the three suitors as soon as possible, putting a strain on the patience of their wives so much that they risk wrecking their own marriages. In the end, the good will win, but who will?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, light, thought provoking, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic, witty
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Ignorance Is Bliss (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ernesto and Filippo, two high school teachers, couldn’t be more different: Filippo is a cheerful liberal who is constantly online. Handsome and youthful, he is a serial seducer on the social networks. Ernesto, instead is a stern conservative, rigorously computerless. He is probably the last person around who still has a first-generation cell phone and his teaching methods are very traditional. They used to be best friends but an unresolved fight kept them far apart, until the day fate intervened and they found themselves teaching at the same school. Their opposite viewpoints will soon and inevitably lead to a new clash. The internet will force them to deal with their past, which resurfaces in the shape of Nina, a young woman who conducts an experiment on them: Filippo must try to leave the world of Internet and Ernesto must try to enter it.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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It's All About Karma (2017)
Plot Summary:
Giacomo befriends a man, believing that he is the reincarnation of his dead father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining