30 Roberto Benigni Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Life is Beautiful is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a Jewish man and his family who are surrounded by Nazi death camps, during the time of the Second World War. He uses humor to deal with the harsh realities of war. In order to help his son survive a concentration camp, he tells the latter that the Holocaust is just a game.

Night on Earth is an anthology comedy drama film, which tells us the story of five different cab drivers in five different cities, and the bond they form with their passengers during their journeys on the same eventful night. 

Two men, Jack and Zack, are arrested and placed in the same cell in prison. They realize they have both been framed and arrested for crimes they have not committed. Meanwhile, their cellmate Bob, who is an Italian tourist was arrested for an accidental murder. Bob comes up with a plan to escape, and it doesn’t take long for them to succeed.

After getting lost in the Italian countryside, two friends from the 20th century mysteriously disappear, and find themselves in the late 15th century. With no idea how to get back, they try to get along with the society of the time. Soon, they meet a charming teen, and together they decide to alter history. In the process, they meet famous personalities such as Leonardo da Vinci and Christopher Columbus.   

This comedy crime mystery film tells the story of a Loris, a harmless man, who is mistaken to be a notorious serial killer by the authorities. They try to use Jessica, a policewoman, to convince him to commit a murder.

Dante is a bus driver for students, who also fakes a disability, in order to receive payments from the government. He meets a woman named Maria, who nearly runs him over with her car. Maria is shocked to see that he has a striking resemblance to her husband Johnny, an Italian mobster who is wanted by the Sicilian Mafia for a murder. Things get complicated because Maria is convinced that he is Johnny and she plans to turn him over to the mafia.

An anthology film that has 11 short stories which revolve around coffee and cigarettes as theme. The vignettes cover wide range of topics including Tesla Coil, nicotine as insecticide, 1920’s Paris, medical and musical careers and more. Black-and-while tile motifs are symbolically incorporated in each segment as every discussion involves two who though differ over the topic, still continue with cordial talk.

Attilio is a professor of poetry who is also a divorced father of two teen girls. He falls hopeless for Vittoria, a co-worker and a writer. However, she doesn’t share the same feelings. Later, Vittoria goes to Iraq to write the biography of a poet named Faud. However, she is seriously wounded when the Iraqi invasion takes place. Attilio sneaks into a flight disguising himself as a Red Cross surgeon, in order to reach Baghdad and save her life.

Musician Renzo Arbore has a vision of Don Gabriel who brings a message from the Vatican that the Pope was impressed by a beer commercial in which Renzo was the spokesman. Therefore he is going to be hired as the artistic director of the newly-formed organization Vatican State Television.  

Michel and Lydia, two middle-aged strangers, both facing extreme losses in their personal lives, meet each other by chance. As they exchange notes, they realize the similar circumstances they both are in, and try to offer support to each other. Will they be able to overcome their sorrows of the moment and form a bond for a future of togetherness?

The film presents four unrelated stories, taking place in Rome. The first story focuses on an Italian bathroom singer being put on stage by an American opera director, while the second portrays the perils of a young couple, fresh from rural belt. The third focuses on a middle-class Roman suddenly becoming a celebrity while the fourth is about an American architect reliving his youth. 

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar is an animated fantasy comedy film based on the popular Asterix comics. The film revolves around a group of people in a small village, who possess a magic potion that can turn them into invincible soldiers. When Julius Caesar finds out about this, he decides to get his hands on it.

Tigers in Lipstick is an Italian comedy film which tells us multiple different stories, about attractive women, who use their intelligence and their seduction powers against men in their game of love. The first one revolves around a woman who lures a man into her room; the second one is about a prostitute who pretends to be the mother of a schoolboy in a meeting with the principal; the third one is about a reporter’s interview with a woman.

Pinocchio is a fantasy comedy film which tells the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet, who wishes to become an actual human boy. Despite the love of his creator and guidance from the Blue Fairy, he only finds himself in one wild adventure after another.

Life is Beautiful is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a Jewish man and his family who are surrounded by Nazi death camps, during the time of the Second World War. He uses humor to deal with the harsh realities of war. In order to help his son survive a concentration camp, he tells the latter that the Holocaust is just a game.

After getting lost in the Italian countryside, two friends from the 20th century mysteriously disappear, and find themselves in the late 15th century. With no idea how to get back, they try to get along with the society of the time. Soon, they meet a charming teen, and together they decide to alter history. In the process, they meet famous personalities such as Leonardo da Vinci and Christopher Columbus.   

This comedy crime mystery film tells the story of a Loris, a harmless man, who is mistaken to be a notorious serial killer by the authorities. They try to use Jessica, a policewoman, to convince him to commit a murder.

Dante is a bus driver for students, who also fakes a disability, in order to receive payments from the government. He meets a woman named Maria, who nearly runs him over with her car. Maria is shocked to see that he has a striking resemblance to her husband Johnny, an Italian mobster who is wanted by the Sicilian Mafia for a murder. Things get complicated because Maria is convinced that he is Johnny and she plans to turn him over to the mafia.

Attilio is a professor of poetry who is also a divorced father of two teen girls. He falls hopeless for Vittoria, a co-worker and a writer. However, she doesn’t share the same feelings. Later, Vittoria goes to Iraq to write the biography of a poet named Faud. However, she is seriously wounded when the Iraqi invasion takes place. Attilio sneaks into a flight disguising himself as a Red Cross surgeon, in order to reach Baghdad and save her life.

Pinocchio is a fantasy comedy film which tells the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet, who wishes to become an actual human boy. Despite the love of his creator and guidance from the Blue Fairy, he only finds himself in one wild adventure after another.