List of the best Roberto Benigni movies: Life Is Beautiful(1997), Johnny Stecchino(1991), Coffee and Cigarettes(2003), The Little Devil(1988), Seeking Asylum(1979), Pinocchio(2019), The Tiger and the Snow(2005), Son of the Pink Panther(1993), The Voice of the Moon(1990), Down by Law(1986), To Rome With Love(2012), Silvio Forever(2011) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1997
122 Minutes
Director
Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Sergio Bustric Marisa Paredes Amerigo Fontani Horst Buchholz Lidia Alfonsi Giuliana Lojodice Pietro De Silva
father mother son waiter schoolteacher nazi moving playful emotional sad bleak frightening italy concentration camp hotel household bookstore big city holocaust concentration camp
When an open-minded Jewish librarian 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.
Comedy
Italy
1991
121 Minutes
Director
Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Paolo Bonacelli Franco Volpi Ignazio Pappalardo Ivano Marescotti Loredana Romito
bus driver beautiful woman wife mob boss husband snitch hilarious endearing madcap frenetic rome palermo, italy crime schemes seduction mistaken identity mafia love pursuit underdog
A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan|Italy
2003
96 Minutes
Roberto
Roberto Benigni Steven Wright Joie Lee Cinqué Lee Steve Buscemi Iggy Pop Tom Waits Vinny Vella Vinny Vella Jr. Renee French E.J. Rodriguez
iggy pop steve buscemi waiter actor tom waits musician amusing cheeky uneasy coffee shop house restaurant california brooklyn, n.y. coffee cigarettes conversation communication nikola tesla misunderstanding
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
Fantasy, Comedy
Italy
1988
110 Minutes
Director
Roberto Benigni Walter Matthau Nicoletta Braschi John Lurie Stefania Sandrelli Paolo Baroni Franco Fabrizi Giacomo Piperno Flavio Bonacci Annabella Schiavone John Karlsen
demon priest beautiful woman possessed woman woman outlandish quirky hysterical rome house church possession unlikely romance unlikely friendship religion exorcism escape discovery love 1980s
During an exorcism, father Maurice meets a little devil named Giuditta, who refuses to return to hell and decides to discover the world.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|France
1979
110 Minutes
Screenwriter
Roberto Benigni Francesca De Sapio Dominique Laffin Luca Levi Girolamo Marzano Carlo Monni Chiara Moretti Roberto Amaro
Roberto uses alternative teaching methods, but manages to create a special bond with his kindergarten students.
Fantasy
Italy|France|UK
2019
125 Minutes
Roberto Benigni Federico Ielapi Gigi Proietti Rocco Papaleo Massimo Ceccherini Marine Vacth Alessio Di Domenicantonio Paolo Graziosi Davide Marotta
toy maker whale pinocchio producer troubled youth smuggler spirited suspenseful heartwarming small town workshop island moral dilemma superstition growth courage bad choices self-determination rescue growing up
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 bandits.
Comedy, Drama, War
USA
2005
114 Minutes
Director
Roberto Benigni Jean Reno Nicoletta Braschi Steven Beckingham Alexis Conran Emilia Fox Jonah Lotan Noah Lee Margetts Gianfranco Varetto Tom Waits
The story of Moses from the bible in musical form, filmed live at the Hollywood Kodak Theater.
Comedy
Italy|USA
1993
93 Minutes
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau Jr
Roberto Benigni Herbert Lom Claudia Cardinale Burt Kwouk Debrah Farentino Robert Davi Graham Stark Jennifer Edwards Anton Rodgers
police officer princess commissioner mother kidnapper son madcap lighthearted nice, france yacht fictional country hospital road kidnapping schemes chase mishaps investigation paternity pursuit
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.
Fantasy
1990
121 Minutes
Ivo Salvini
Roberto Benigni Paolo Villaggio Nadia Ottaviani Angelo Orlando Marisa Tomasi Syusy Blady
italian mental patient engaging moon well modern life news purity transformation
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1986
106 Minutes
Roberto
Tom Waits John Lurie Roberto Benigni Ellen Barkin Billie Neal Rockets Redglare Vernel Bagneris Nicoletta Braschi
pimp disc jockey italian charming bayou prison break wrongful conviction male bonding escape 1980s
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Romance
USA|Italy|Spain
2012
111 Minutes
Leopoldo
Woody Allen Alec Baldwin Roberto Benigni Judy Davis Jesse Eisenberg Greta Gerwig Elliot Page Antonio Albanese Fabio Armiliato Alessandra Mastronardi Ornella Muti
tourist architect retiree traveler newlywed love interest lighthearted witty rome street outdoors household americans abroad travel romance adventure love 2010s
The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.
Biography, Documentary
Italy
2011
80 Minutes
Himself (archive footage)
Roberto Faenza Rosa Bossi Berlusconi Ugo Gregoretti Roberto Benigni Mike Bongiorno Raimondo Vianello
This fast-paced, imaginatively compiled "unauthorized biography" of the former Italian Prime Minister features solely words spoken by Berlusconi in interviews, rallies, and public ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
France|Italy|Germany
1999
109 Minutes
Lucius Detritus (Tullius Destructivus , Catastrofus)
Christian Clavier Gérard Depardieu Roberto Benigni Michel Galabru Claude Piéplu Daniel Prévost Pierre Palmade Laetitia Casta Arielle Dombasle Sim Marianne Sagebrecht
villager best friend julius caesar village elder hilarious rome gaul tax evasion saving the town rivalry 1st century b.c.
Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.
Comedy, Drama
France|UK|Germany|USA|Japan
1992
128 Minutes
Driver
Winona Ryder Gena Rowlands Giancarlo Esposito Armin Mueller-Stahl Rosie Perez Isaach De Bankolé Béatrice Dalle Roberto Benigni Paolo Bonacelli Matti Pellonpää
cab driver passenger agent priest diplomat quirky brooding amusing los angeles new york city rome helsinki paris taxicab business confession class distinctions culture clash underdog discovery 1990s
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Drama
Italy
1979
144 Minutes
Upholsterer
Jill Clayburgh Matthew Barry Veronica Lazar Renato Salvatori Fred Gwynne Alida Valli Elisabetta Campeti Roberto Benigni
mother opera singer husband stepfather son lover bleak profound disturbing italy rome apartment opera house suicide family dysfunction incest mother/son relationship drug addiction troubled youth growing up
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.