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Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Writer and director, also actor · Died November 29, 2010, aged 95 · Rome, Italy

Mario Monicelli (May 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010) was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Comedy Italian style). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Monicelli,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 16, 1915
Died
November 29, 2010 (aged 95)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Writer and director, also actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 33% in 30 days

What are Mario Monicelli's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Power
20%
Morality
20%
Society
13%
Self
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 9 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 19 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 19

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
16
Joyful
11
Tense
10
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mario Monicelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mario Monicelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Qui finisce l'Italia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The New Brancaleone's Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Next to the Colosseum there’s Monti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Himself

  • SoloMetro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Anziano in metropolitana

  • THE INTERPRETER OF BLACK AND WHITE FILMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mario Monicelli

  • The Roses of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Under the Tuscan Sun(2003)

    as Old Man with Flowers

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Letters from Palestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • On the Tiger's Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Original Film Writer

  • Welcome to Collinwood(2002)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show Creator

  • Come quando fuori piove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Screenplay

  • Dirty Linen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gino (voice)

  • Esercizi di stile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Looking for Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Dear Goddamned Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Rossini! Rossini! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Dark Illness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • 12 Directors for 12 Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Rogues(1987)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Let's Hope It's a Girl(1986)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Big Deal After 20 Years(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal(1985)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Amici miei - Atto II°(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Sono fotogenico(1980)

    as Mario Monicelli (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Rosie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Rue du Pied de Grue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Touchatout

  • Lovers and Liars(1979)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Viva Italia!(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • An Average Little Man(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen(1976)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dear Michele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Babau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My Friends(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Come Home and Meet My Wife(1974)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • We Want the Colonels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Lady Liberty(1971)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Brancaleone alle Crociate(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Oh, Grandmother's Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Girl with a Pistol(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Caprice Italian Style(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Queens(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • L'armata Brancaleone(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Casanova 70(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Summer Frenzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • High Infidelity(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Organizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A cavallo della tigre(1961)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Passionate Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Great War(1959)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Angel in a Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Big Deal on Madonna Street(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Doctor and the Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Co-Writer

  • Fathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Donatella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Beautiful But Dangerous(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Hero of Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Toto and Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Guai ai vinti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Violenza sul lago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Fatal Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Giuseppe Verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Funniest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Neapolitan Turk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Perdonami! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The Unfaithfuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Totò e le donne(1952)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dogs and Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • The Lucky Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Toto and the Kings of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Totó in color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Vendetta... sarda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Appointment for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Tizio, Caio, Sempronio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Cops and Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

  • O.K. Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Damn the Taxes!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • È l'amor che mi rovina(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Napoleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Double Cross(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • The Knight is Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Soho Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Original Story

  • A Dog’s Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • L'inafferrabile 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Her Favourite Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • I'm in the Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • Lure of the Sila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Totò Looking for a House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Fame and the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Iron Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • In the Name of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Come scopersi l'America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • Bitter Rice(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay · Story

  • L'eroe della strada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Mad About Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Lost Youth(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • How I Lost the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • The Captain's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • The Opium Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • Furia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Assistant Director

  • Lo sciopero dei milioni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Writer

  • Aquila Nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • L'angelo e il diavolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • The Testimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    First Assistant Director

  • Fear No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Children Are Watching Us(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • La donna è mobile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Dialogue · First Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Ballerine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Second Assistant Director

  • I ragazzi della via Paal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Tell-Tale Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Adaptation · First Assistant Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 126 titles from 1934 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Boccaccio '70 (1962)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Viva Italia! (1977)

Film career

  • 1980Screen debut· I'm Photogenic

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 126: 9 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting62 of 126: 14 only directing, 48 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting98 of 126: 48 only writing, 50 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing1 of 126: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew7 of 126: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role

126 titles, 50 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 48 of them.

By decade

1930s3 · crew1940s23 · crew1950s39 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s13 · 2 acting · 11 crew1980s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1990s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s12 · 4 acting · 8 crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mario Monicelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer

Lovers and Liars (1979)

60th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mario Monicelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mario Monicelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ruggero Mastroianni shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles