The best Italian comedies of the 1980s
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Un sacco bello (1980) · My Friends Act II (1982) · I'm Starting from Three (1981). (Updated Sep 5, 2021.)
From Un sacco bello and I'm Starting from Three to The Marquis of Grillo, Nothing Left to Do But Cry, Vacanze di Natale and Marrakech Express: the funniest comedies released in Italy between 1980 and 1989 according to Il Sorpasso Cinema (in chronological order).
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Top 16
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1
Un sacco bello (1980)
Carlo Verdone. His debut: three August holiday stories in Rome, six characters all played by him.
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2
My Friends Act II (1982)
Mario Monicelli. More pranks from the Florentine friends.
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3
I'm Starting from Three (1981)
Massimo Troisi. A Neapolitan in Florence; Troisi's debut.
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4
Borotalco (1982)
Carlo Verdone. An encyclopedia salesman who makes up a life for himself.
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5
Il ragazzo di campagna (1984)
Castellano and Pipolo. Renato Pozzetto leaves the countryside for Milan.
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6
L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
Sergio Martino. Lino Banfi coaches Longobarda.
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7
Così parlò Bellavista (1984)
Luciano De Crescenzo. The philosopher professor and Naples.
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8
The Little Devil (1988)
Roberto Benigni. Walter Matthau as a priest and an unruly little devil.
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9
Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981)
Carlo Verdone. Three voters travelling home to vote.
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10
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
Mario Monicelli. Alberto Sordi in papal Rome.
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11
Vacanze di Natale (1983)
Carlo Vanzina. Cortina d'Ampezzo and the first Christmas comedy of its kind.
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12
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi. Two friends end up in 1492.
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13
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
Mario Monicelli. A country house full of women.
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14
Compagni di scuola (1988)
Carlo Verdone. A class reunion fifteen years on.
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15
Marrakech Express (1989)
Gabriele Salvatores. Four friends on a road trip to Morocco.
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16
Mia moglie è una strega (1980)
Castellano and Pipolo. Renato Pozzetto and Eleonora Giorgi as a witch.
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