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Life Is Beautiful

Directed by Roberto Benigni · 1997 ·

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Answer Summary

Life Is Beautiful (1997) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

79%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

80% Critic Score
85% Audience
59 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.3
8.6 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 56m
Cast
Roberto Benigni , Nicoletta Braschi , Giorgio Cantarini

🏆 3 award wins — Won Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 1999

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (80%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (85%).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.3/5).
  • IMDb users score it 8.6/10.
  • Celluloid Score 79% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, drama pick

Not ideal for

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    Is Life Is Beautiful worth watching?

    Yes — Life Is Beautiful earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Benigni's risky Holocaust fable won Oscars by insisting on love as the ultimate act of resistance.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Life Is Beautiful about?

    A Jewish Italian waiter uses humor and imagination to shield his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp.

    Critic Reviews

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