The Best Roberto Benigni Movies, Ranked
41 credits from 1977 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pinocchio (2020) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Life Is Beautiful (1998) with $230M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Roberto Benigni Box Office Hits
Roberto Benigni's films have made $340M worldwide in total. Life Is Beautiful (1998) is the biggest hit at $230M, ahead of Pinocchio (2002) ($44.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Life Is Beautiful 1998 · Drama $230M $57.6M dom. - 2
Pinocchio 2002 · Fantasy $44.3M $3.68M dom. - 3
Pinocchio 2020 · Drama $23.8M $1.83M dom. - 4
Pinocchio 2019 · Family $23.8M $1.83M dom. - 5
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 · Drama $8.02M $2.2M dom. - 6
Son of the Pink Panther 1993 · Comedy $2.44M $2.44M dom. - 7
Down by Law 1986 · Drama $1.53M $1.44M dom. - 8
The Monster 1994 · Comedy $639K $639K dom. - 9
Johnny Stecchino 1991 · Comedy $626K $626K dom. - 10
The Voice of the Moon 1990 · Fantasy $23.2K
The Best Roberto Benigni Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Roberto Benigni has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and Son of the Pink Panther (1993) is the pick of them.
The Best Roberto Benigni Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Roberto Benigni's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Roberto Benigni Movies
The most recent films Roberto Benigni is credited on, newest first — starting with Pinocchio (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Pinocchio 2020 · Geppetto
- Pinocchio 2019 · Mister Geppetto
- Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 · Drama
- Pinocchio 2002 · Fantasy
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Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar 1999 · Lucius Detritus - Life Is Beautiful 1998 · Drama
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TuttoBenigni 95/96 1996 · Roberto Benigni - The Monster 1994 · Loris
- Son of the Pink Panther 1993 · Comedy
- Johnny Stecchino 1991 · Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
- The Voice of the Moon 1990 · Ivo Salvini
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The Little Devil 1988 · Giuditta
The Best Roberto Benigni Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Roberto Benigni films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Roberto Benigni movie?
Pinocchio (2020) is the best-rated Roberto Benigni film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Pinocchio (2019) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pinocchio: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Roberto Benigni movie?
Life Is Beautiful (1998) made the most at the box office, with $230M worldwide, followed by Pinocchio (2002) with $44.3M. Together, Roberto Benigni's films with box office figures have made $340M.
Which Roberto Benigni movie won the most awards?
Life Is Beautiful (1998) is the most decorated Roberto Benigni film, with 6 wins from 13 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Roberto Benigni comedy movie?
Son of the Pink Panther (1993) is the best-rated of Roberto Benigni's comedy films. In other genres: Pinocchio (drama), Pinocchio (fantasy) and Pinocchio (family).
What is the newest Roberto Benigni movie?
The newest film on Roberto Benigni's filmography is Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023), with Roberto Benigni as Self.
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