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Leonardo Benvenuti

Leonardo Benvenuti

Writer, also director · Died November 3, 2000, aged 77 · Firenze, Italy

Born
September 8, 1923
Died
November 3, 2000 (aged 77)
From
Firenze, Italy
Works as
Writer, also director
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 144 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 140% in 30 days

What are Leonardo Benvenuti's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Power
22%
Self
14%
Morality
12%
Society
12%
Survival
7%
Ideas
1%
Class9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 25 · Serious 9 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 19 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 27

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Warm
17
Melancholic
16
Absurd
12
Tense
9
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leonardo Benvenuti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leonardo Benvenuti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

144 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio(2011)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ogni lasciato è perso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Idea · Screenplay · Story · Writer

  • Teste di cocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Come quando fuori piove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Screenplay

  • Bagnomaria(1999)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gallo cedrone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Finalmente soli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Fantozzi The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Looking for Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Viaggi di nozze(1995)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The New Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Dear Goddamned Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • The Heroes(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Fantozzi in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Caino e Caino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Ricky & Barabba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Al lupo, al lupo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Ciao, Professore!(1992)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Comics 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Piedipiatti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Fantozzi to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Tonight at Alice's(1990)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay · Story

  • I Wanted Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Sandino(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Il bambino e il poliziotto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Sleazy Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • I Won the New Year's Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Fantozzi Retires(1988)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Compagni di scuola(1988)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Big Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • My Sister and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Rogues(1987)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Us Real Men, We Hard Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Super Fantozzi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay · Story

  • 7 Kilos in 7 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Let's Hope It's a Girl(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Amici miei - Atto III°(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay · Story

  • I due carabinieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fantozzi Still Suffers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Petomaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • Two of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Amici miei - Atto II°(1982)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fracchia The Human Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • Bianco, rosso e Verdone(1981)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fantozzi Against the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • La locandiera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • The Terrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Terrace Guest

  • Fun Is Beautiful(1980)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tesoromio(1979)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • I viaggiatori della sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sandro Zefferi

  • Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot(1979)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lovers and Liars(1979)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Professor Kranz german in Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • The Bishop's Bedroom(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Strange Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fantozzi 2(1976)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Chi dice donna, dice donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • The Flower in His Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • My Friends(1975)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fantozzi(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • While There's War There's Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • I'll Fix America and Be Right Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • We'll Call Him Andrea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Co-Writer

  • Alfredo, Alfredo(1972)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi(1972)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • Trastevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Customs Officer (uncredited)

  • Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Between Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • A Pocketful of Chestnuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Let's Have a Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Serafino(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Find a Place to Die(1968)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Italian Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

  • Ghosts, Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Soldier's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Misunderstood(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Almost Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • A Matter of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Me, Me, Me... and the Others(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Il compagno Don Camillo(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • I complessi(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Camp Followers(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Marriage Italian Style(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Controsesso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Summer Frenzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • I 4 tassisti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Mystery of the Indian Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Crazy Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Dal sabato al lunedì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Imperial Venus(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Beauties on Motor Scooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • The Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Girl with a Suitcase(1961)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • You're on Your Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Camping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Man of Straw(1958)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Holiday Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Guendalina(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Calypso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Fathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Noi siamo le colonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Four of the Thundering Jet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Destinazione Piovarolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Friends for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • La trovatella di Milano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Adaptation

  • The Girls of San Frediano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Non scherzare con le donne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • The Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay · Story

  • House of Ricordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Passionately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • 100 Years of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Giuseppe Verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • I Always Loved You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Ivan, il figlio del diavolo bianco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Puccini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Son of the Hunchback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • La fiammata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Napoleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Il bivio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Il monello della strada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Capitan Demonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Come scopersi l'America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • The Last Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • L'eroe della strada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • How I Lost the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay · Story

Career shape

A full career of 143 titles from 1947 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Viaggi di nozze (1995)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1980Screen debut· The Terrace

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 143: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting140 of 143: 136 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew4 of 143: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

143 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1940s4 · crew1950s34 · crew1960s26 · crew1970s25 · 2 acting · 23 crew1980s28 · 1 acting · 27 crew1990s22 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Leonardo Benvenuti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Sandino (1990)

73rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Leonardo Benvenuti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leonardo Benvenuti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Piero De Bernardi shares the most, 38.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles