RSI Score:
8.54
Realised Potential:
94.2%
Comedy
8.73
Drama
8.67
1
Integral
×5
1
Lead ActingCommunity · …
9.07
2
StoryCommunity · …
8.38
3
Script / Screenplay / DialogueCommunity · …
8.55
4
Score / SoundtrackCommunity · …
8.8
5
CinematographyCommunity · …
8.37
6
CharactersCommunity · …
8.5
7
DirectionCommunity · …
8.71
Category Avg
8.63
2
Important
×4
8
EditingCommunity · …
8.67
9
CastingCommunity · …
8.91
10
Support ActingCommunity · …
8.34
11
Sound Design / Audio MixCommunity · …
7.72
12
Practical Effects / SFXCommunity · …
7.47
13
Production & Art DesignCommunity · …
8.62
Category Avg
8.29
3
Major
×3
14
Execution Of Premise / Pitch / ConceptCommunity · …
8.88
15
Wardrobe / CostumeCommunity · …
8.7
16
OriginalityCommunity · …
8.47
17
Humour QualityCommunity · …
8.82
Category Avg
8.72
4
Minor
×2
18
Themes / CommentariesCommunity · …
8.84
19
Colour GradingCommunity · …
8.53
20
Hair & Make UpCommunity · …
7.95
21
Premise / ConceptCommunity · …
9.31
22
RewatchabilityCommunity · …
8.18
Category Avg
8.56
5
Peripheral
×1
23
Predictability / TwistsCommunity · …
7.75
24
Immersion / PlausibilityCommunity · …
8.11
25
Continuity / Plot HolesCommunity · …
8.62
26
IntangiblesCommunity · …
8.98
27
AmbitionCommunity · …
8.89
Category Avg
8.47
6
FINAL SCORE
Integral avg
8.63 × 5
= 43.15
Important avg
8.29 × 4
= 33.16
Major avg
8.72 × 3
= 26.16
Minor avg
8.56 × 2
= 17.12
Peripheral avg
8.47 × 1
= 8.47
TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
128.06
TOTAL WEIGHT
15
WEIGHTED MEAN
8.54
OUT OF 10
Last updated: 2026-09-22
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Prompt Version: 10.2
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Model Confidence: — —
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Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra
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95s
116 min
PG-13
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini
$20M
$229.4M
SUPPORTING CAST
Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Horst Buchholz, Marisa Paredes, Amerigo Fontani
SYNOPSIS
In prewar Italy, an exuberant bookseller courts a reserved schoolteacher and builds a joyful family life with her. When war tears their world apart, he uses imagination and humor to protect his young son from the horrors surrounding them.
SUB-GENRE TAGS
Comedy
Romantic
Slapstick
Dark
Drama
Family / Domestic
Social Issue
Institutional
AWARDS
Oscars: 3 win(s), 7 nom(s) · Golden Globes: 2 win(s), 3 nom(s) · BAFTAs: 1 win(s), 6 nom(s)
CRITICAL RECEPTION
IMDb 8.6
RT 81%
MC 59
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