Portrait of Mario Monicelli

Directing

Mario Monicelli

Career

Active from 1934 to 2010, busiest in 1951 and 1952 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mario Monicelli Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 15
  • Social Commentary 11
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Italian Comedy 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Social Satire 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Slapstick 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The New Brancaleone's Army
The New Brancaleone's Army (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

9 titles · average score 61
Next to the Colosseum there’s Monti
Next to the Colosseum there’s Monti (2008)

Director

SoloMetro
SoloMetro (2007)

as Anziano in metropolitana

THE INTERPRETER OF BLACK AND WHITE FILMS
THE INTERPRETER OF BLACK AND WHITE FILMS (2007)

as Mario Monicelli

The Roses of the Desert
The Roses of the Desert (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Story

Letters from Palestine
Letters from Palestine (2003)

Director

Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Old Man with Flowers

Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Film Writer

The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops (2002)

Director

On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back (2002)

Original Film Writer

1990s

9 titles · average score 67
Dirty Linen
Dirty Linen (1999)

Story, Director

Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile (1996)

Director, Screenplay

The Cyclone
The Cyclone (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gino (voice)

Looking for Paradise
Looking for Paradise (1995)

Screenplay, Director

Dear Goddamned Friends
Dear Goddamned Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (1994)

Director, Writer

Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini! (1991)

Story, Screenplay

Dark Illness
Dark Illness (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1980s

12 titles · average score 62
12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989)

Director

I picari
I picari (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer

Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

My Friends Act II
My Friends Act II (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Story

The Marquis of Grillo
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

Hotel Room
Hotel Room (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Hurricane Rosie
Hurricane Rosie (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Story

I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mario Monicelli (uncredited)

1970s

13 titles · average score 65
Lovers and Liars
Lovers and Liars (1979)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay, Director

Rue du Pied de Grue
Rue du Pied de Grue (1979)

as Touchatout

The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

An Average Little Man
An Average Little Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Story

Dear Michele
Dear Michele (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

My Friends
My Friends (1975)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

Story, Screenplay

We Want the Colonels
We Want the Colonels (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Director

Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

The Couples
The Couples (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

Brancaleone at the Crusades
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Story

1960s

13 titles · average score 68
The Girl with a Pistol
The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Caprice Italian Style
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Story

The Queens
The Queens (1966)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Our Husbands
Our Husbands (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Story

Casanova '70
Casanova '70 (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

High Infidelity
High Infidelity (1964)

Director

Summer Frenzy
Summer Frenzy (1964)

Screenplay

The Organizer
The Organizer (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Story

The Passionate Thief
The Passionate Thief (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

1950s

39 titles · average score 69
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Screenplay

Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Story

Doctor and the Healer
Doctor and the Healer (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Co-Writer

Beautiful But Dangerous
Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Toto and Carolina
Toto and Carolina (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

Neapolitan Turk
Neapolitan Turk (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Adaptation

Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Double Cross
Double Cross (1951)

Screenplay, Story

Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

A Dog’s Life
A Dog’s Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Story

1940s

23 titles · average score 65
Totò Looking for a House
Totò Looking for a House (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila (1949)

Story, Screenplay

Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)

Screenplay, Director

Lost Youth
Lost Youth (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)

Screenplay

Mad About Opera
Mad About Opera (1948)

Story

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Story

The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter (1947)

Screenplay

The Opium Den
The Opium Den (1947)

Screenplay

Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera (1946)

Screenplay

1930s

3 titles
Ballerine
Ballerine (1937)

Second Assistant Director

I ragazzi della via Paal
I ragazzi della via Paal (1935)

Director

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart (1934)

Adaptation, First Assistant Director