Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director (born 1952)

2.97body-of-work score · ranked #372 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
October 27, 1952 · Castiglion Fiorentino
Nationality
Italy
Work
film director, screenwriter, comedian, street artist
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Roberto Benigni
Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1997 · Italy · comedy, drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1998 · TIFF People's Choice winner 1998 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1998

    2.807 citations
  2. 2
    The MonsterIl mostro

    1994 · France / Italy · comedy

    Sarris's annual top 10 1996 #7

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 9 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1983Tu mi turbi
  • 1984Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
  • 1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry
  • 1988The Little Devil
  • 1991Johnny Stecchino
  • 1994The Monster
  • 1997Life Is Beautiful
  • 2002Pinocchio
  • 2005The Tiger and the Snow