The Funniest Italian Comedies

The Icicle Thief (Ladri di Saponette)
      1989 | Italy | Laughs: 1.0 (Don't Bother) | imdb: 7.0
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A film within a film, collisions between levels of reality, references to other movies… in short, this movie is very clever in many ways I deeply dislike (unless it's done from a consistent viewpoint, as in The Matrix). I had a half-chuckle when a character slipped on a soapy floor—that's about it for the comedic value. If you find these kinds of mind-twists entertaining then by all means watch it, otherwise it's a solid "skip". (Last viewed: July 2014)

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Come Have Coffee with Us (Venga a Prendere il Caffè da Noi)
      1970 | Italy | Laughs: 1.0 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.9
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A middle-aged man in search of warmth and comfort decides to marry one of three sisters who live together in a spacious house. I can't say that this movie made me laugh, but the slow and deliberate pace at which the main character puts his plan to action—contrasting with the reckless speed of a younger competitor—was strangely satisfying. (Last viewed: August 2014)

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Big Deal on Madonna Street (I Soliti Ignoti)
      1958 | Italy | Laughs: 0.8 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 8.0
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A motley crew of petty criminals carefully plan a burglary. The movie is still watchable—it has a lot of texture, the plot makes sense and there's no overacting. I don't think the movie will make you laugh, but if you're interested in old films you may enjoy this one for historical or cultural reasons. (Last viewed: July 2014)

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Women vs. Men (Femmine contro maschi)
      2011 | Italy | Laughs: 0.8 (Don't Bother) | imdb: 5.4
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From what I could tell from the movie's first 22 minutes, it consists of a series of vignettes of scenes from the lives of several couple — at least five, I didn't count. I figured that if the movie had failed to entertain me by that point, it wasn't worth insisting.

Note that although this film features the Ficarra & Picone comedy duo, they didn't direct it.

(Last viewed: September 2022)

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Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri
      2019 | Italy | Laughs: 0.5 | imdb: 6.6
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A cute film about a teenage boy's mixed feelings about his younger brother, who has Down syndrome. Smiles, but no laughs.

I was surprised to see Pedro Almodóvar's fetish actress Rossy De Palma in an Italian film and enjoyed seeing Alessandro Gassman from Io ti cercherò and the female protagonist of Bang Bang Baby.

(Last viewed: May 2022)

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Seduced and Abandoned (Sedotta e Abbandonata)
      1964 | Italy | Laughs: 0.1 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 7.9
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A 16-year-old is seduced by her sister's fiancé. Keeping both families' honor requires complex plotting on all parts. Terrific movie, beautifully shot, engaging despite its age… No idea why it's classified as a comedy. (Last viewed: July 2014)

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Marrakech Express
      1989 | Italy | Laughs: 0.1 (Don't Bother) | imdb: 7.3
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Four friends who have lost touch embark on a road trip to bail an old friend out of a Moroccan jail. Nostalgic, well-intentioned, not funny.

(Last viewed: September 2022)

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Taxi Girl
      1977 | Italy | Laughs: 0.0 (Don't Bother) | imdb: 5.3
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Before I started watching this movie, I hadn't realized that it belongs to the once-popular genre of Italian adult comedies. If you can make it five minutes into the film, you'll have seen more of it than I did—I barely made it past the opening credits. Utter garbage, at least on the laugh-o-meter scale, the only measure of value on this side. (Last viewed: July 2014)

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Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)
      1961 | Italy | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 8.1
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Four stars. In order to marry his niece, a Sicilian nobleman (Marcello Mastrioanni) plots to murder his wife in the fashion that will send him to jail for the shortest amount of time. Fun and charming, would watch it again. (Last viewed: September 2010)

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My Friends (Amici Miei)
      1975 | Italy | Laughs: N/A (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 8.1
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Three stars. The joys and tribulations of a group of friends—a classic theme in Italian cinema. Cute, but not laugh-out-loud. (Last viewed: August 2010)

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