10 hot Italian comedies

We have compiled a selection of excellent films for you to watch at home.

Perfect Strangers (2016)

What would happen if everyone started reading their text messages aloud? The characters in the film gather for dinner and decide to play a harmless game. Everyone has to read their text messages aloud and answer their calls on speakerphone. None of the friends could have imagined how many skeletons each of them had in their closets. The entertainment turned into torture for many of those present. Will they be able to finish the game and remain friends?

The film entered the Guinness Book of Records because it was remade 18 times by directors from Spain, Mexico, South Korea, France, Hungary, Greece, and China.

Rating: IMDb 7.8, Kinopoisk 7.6

God Willing (2015)

The main character, Tommaso, is a renowned heart surgeon raising two adult children. Being an atheist, he was shocked by his son Andrea's desire to abandon his medical career and become a priest. Tommaso is convinced that the reason for this decision is the local priest, who has brainwashed his son. The father decides to expose the righteous charlatan.

The film was the directorial debut of Italian screenwriter and actor Edoardo Maria Falcone.

Rating: IMDb 6.7, Kinopoisk 7.1

Youth (2015)

Paolo Sorrentino's film was the discovery of 2016 and was nominated for six film awards, including the Oscars, Golden Globes, Césars, and others. Harvey Keitel and Michael Caine played friends who have been friends for half a century. They spend the summer at a resort in the Alps, where the loves of their now-adult children, accidentally witnessed dramas, and revelations from the distant past will forever change the fate of the friends.

The film was shot in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps. The film includes a shot of the Visen train station. This commune is located between St. Moritz and Davos.

Rating: IMDb 7.3, Kinopoisk 7.3

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Orecchie (2016)

's whimsical fantasy Ears depicts one tragicomic day in the life of the main character. One morning, Marcello wakes up with a wild whistling sound in his ears and finds a note on the refrigerator with the news of Luigi's death. The problem is that the protagonist has no idea who Luigi is and cannot remember the events of the previous day.

The film was shot in Rome.

Rating: IMDb 7.0

I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass (2017)

In the 2014 film Smetto quando voglio, we learned that Pietro, a talented neuroscientist, lost his job as a result of the financial crisis. Teaming up with other scientists, he began producing and selling completely legal drugs, outsmarting the entire Roman police force. In the second part, I Want to Jump: Masterclass, the team of researchers will help the police find new drugs to solve their legal problems.

In 2017, the third part of the story was released - "I Want It, I'll Get It: Superheroes" (2017).

Rating: IMDb 6.9, Kinopoisk 5.7

Babylon Sisters (2017)

Little girl Kamla and her parents Shanti and Ashok are immigrants who live in a dilapidated building on the outskirts of Trieste alongside other newcomers like themselves. Like a bolt from the blue, the family receives an eviction notice. While the men react angrily to the threats, the women decide to unite to protect their loved ones. Kamla's mother discovers her gift for dancing. Thanks to a sympathetic social worker, they come up with the idea of a dance school. Soon, everyone in the neighborhood will be talking about the Babylon Sisters.

The film celebrates the power of diversity and will appeal to fans of dance films.

Rating: IMDb 5.7

Like Crazy (2016)

Beatrice lives a luxurious life. However, as fate would have it, she ends up in a psychiatric clinic, where she languishes from boredom. With the arrival of newcomer Donatella, things get even worse. Her talkative neighbor constantly annoys her with her conversations. The chance to escape brings them together. In a stolen car, they get the chance to get to know Tuscany and each other better.

In spirit, the film can be compared to the German film "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and the French film "The Unlucky Ones."

Rating: IMDb 7.2

Wherever You Will Be (2017)

Francesco is about to marry the woman he loves. Before the wedding, they decide to throw a bachelor party in Madrid. The friends set off on an adventure in an old van. On the agenda: a wild bachelor party and their favorite team's Champions League game. An encounter with a charming stranger turns all their plans upside down.

This film is for fans of Eurotrip or the more mature version, The Darjeeling Limited.

Rating: IMDb 5.7

Husband & Wife (2017)

Many directors have played with the idea of body swapping. This time, the plot centers on Andrea and Sofia, a married couple on the verge of divorce. After a failed scientific experiment, they find themselves in each other's bodies. Sofia becomes a doctor, while Andrea becomes an attractive TV presenter at the height of her career.

Want to see something similar? We recommend the comedies I Want to Be Like You and The Boy in the Girl.

Rating: IMDb 6.4

Pecore in erba (2015)

A film about the famous cartoonist, couturier, writer, and human rights activist Leonardo Zuliani, who suddenly disappears in Rome's Trastevere district. The hero's family is distraught with grief, and the media is making a fuss. Fans do not believe in his disappearance and suspect that this is one of their idol's eccentric antics.

At the Venice Film Festival, the audience laughed throughout the premiere and awarded the film in two categories.

Rating: IMDb 6.4