What is the Metascore for Life Is Beautiful?

Life Is Beautiful has a Metascore of 59 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Life Is Beautiful?

Life Is Beautiful is available on Paramount+, MGM+. Availability varies by region — check your local streaming guide.

What countries is Life Is Beautiful streaming in?

Life Is Beautiful streams on Prime Video in India; U-NEXT in Japan; Paramount+, MGM+ in the United States. Subscription availability only; rental and purchase options may differ.

Life Is Beautiful

Item: Life Is Beautiful
Rating: 5
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Roberto Benigni · 1997 · Last reviewed August 26, 2026

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Answer Summary

Life Is Beautiful (1997) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

78%

Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

80% Editorial Rating

85% Audience snapshot · excluded

59 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.3

8.6 IMDb /10

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Runtime: 1h 56m
Cast: Roberto Benigni , Nicoletta Braschi , Giorgio Cantarini
Streaming: Paramount+, MGM+
Country: Italy
Language: Italian

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

Official theatrical poster for Life Is Beautiful (1997)

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Where to watch

Paramount+
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Where to watch Life Is Beautiful by country

Country	Streaming on
India	Prime Video
Japan	U-NEXT
United States	Paramount+, MGM+

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Why this score?

Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (80/100).
General viewers mostly liked it (85%).
Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.3/5).
IMDb users score it 8.6/10.
Celluloid Score 78% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

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 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

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

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.

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