Ruggero Maccari (28 June 1919 – 8 May 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. Specially known by his collaboration with film director and screenwriter Ettore Scola. He wrote Commedia all'italiana films such as The Easy Life, Brutti sporchi e cattivi, or Adua e le compagne. He was nominated to the Academy Award for Dino Risi's Profumo di donna. He won a David di Donatello for Ettore Scola's La famiglia; and he was a 4 time Nastro d'Argento winner for La famiglia, Scola's Passione d'amore and A Special Day, and Antonio Pietrangeli's Io la conoscevo bene. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruggero Maccari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 28, 1919
- May 8, 1989 (aged 69)
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Writer, also director
- 31 on MovieCove · 127 credits in all
What are Ruggero Maccari's films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 11 · Wry 3 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 12 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2
Gentle 13 · Charged 15 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 17
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 0
Casual 24 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 19 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 5
Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical1
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 Ruggero Maccari's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ruggero Maccari'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
127 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.
Down So Long (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Saremo felici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Piccoli equivoci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Family(1987)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Macaroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Le Bal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Nudo di donna(1981)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Passion of Love(1981)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Traffic Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
First Love(1978)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Viva Italia!(1977)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Special Day(1977)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ugly, Dirty and Bad(1976)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Career of a Chambermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Pleased To See You Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Il lumacone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Scent of a Woman(1974)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
How Funny Can Sex Be?(1973)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Stardust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
It Was I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Dirty Weekend(1973)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Orders are Orders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
White Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
My Name Is Rocco Papaleo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Superwitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Priest's Wife(1970)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Lonely Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Normal Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Police Chief Pepe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
I See Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Baby Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Prophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Head of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Anyone Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Devil in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Queens(1966)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Made in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
I Knew Her Well(1965)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Thrilling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
I complessi(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
One Million Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold(1964)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Il gaucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Let's Talk About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
High Infidelity(1964)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Visit(1963)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
I cuori infranti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Monsters(1963)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Il successo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Girl from Parma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
La marcia su Roma(1962)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Il sorpasso(1962)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Roaring Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Policeman on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Ghosts of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Adua and Her Friends(1960)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Le pillole di Ercole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
I piaceri dello scapolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
A Soldier and a Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Love and Larceny(1960)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Surprises of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Lui, lei e il nonno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Non perdiamo la testa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Overtaxed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Prepotenti più di prima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
L'amore nasce a Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La nipote Sabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
I prepotenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
March's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Il marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Husbands in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Il conte Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Dollars Are Coming! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Mi permette babbo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Donatella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
I giorni più belli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Lo scapolo(1955)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
I pappagalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
It Happened in the Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
I due compari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Good night… lawyer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
They Stole a Tram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Totò Seeks Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Rosso e nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Il medico dei pazzi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
It Happened at the Police Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Shack and puppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Poverty and Nobility (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
La campana di San Giusto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Finalmente libero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Funniest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Neapolitan Turk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Siamo tutti inquilini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Three Forbidden Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Lucky Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
È arrivato l'accordatore(1952)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I, Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Dad Becomes Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Il tallone di Achille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Dream of Zorro(1952)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Vendetta... sarda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
La famiglia Passaguai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
My Heart Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Cops and Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Il padrone del vapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Beauties in Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Position Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Rome-Paris-Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Porca miseria! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Abbiamo vinto! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Knight is Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
La bisarca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
A Dog’s Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Career shape
A full career of 127 titles from 1949 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Highest rated
A Special Day (1977)
Most popular right now
Scent of a Woman (1992)
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 Ruggero Maccari's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 69/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 23 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.
Is Ruggero Maccari's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ruggero Maccari work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ruggero Maccari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ettore Scola shares the most, 18.
Directors
- Dino RisiShared titles: Scent of a Woman (1992), First Love (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Scent of a Woman (1974), Dirty Weekend (1973), How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), I complessi (1965), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 12 shared titles with Dino Risi
- Ettore ScolaShared titles: The Family (1987), Passion of Love (1981), A Special Day (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), I complessi (1965), I Knew Her Well (1965), High Infidelity (1964), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Monsters (1963), The Visit (1963) and 6 moreSee newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Ettore Scola
- Antonio PietrangeliShared titles: The Queens (1966), I Knew Her Well (1965), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960), Lo scapolo (1955)See all 6 shared titles with Antonio Pietrangeli
- Mario MonicelliShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), The Queens (1966), High Infidelity (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Mario Monicelli
Writers
- Furio ScarpelliShared titles: The Family (1987), Nudo di donna (1981), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)See all 9 shared titles with Furio Scarpelli
- Agenore IncrocciShared titles: Nudo di donna (1981), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I complessi (1965), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)See all 8 shared titles with Agenore Incrocci
- Sandro ContinenzaShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Lo scapolo (1955), The Dream of Zorro (1952)See all 5 shared titles with Sandro Continenza
- Rodolfo SonegoShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Rodolfo Sonego
Actors
- Ugo TognazziShared titles: First Love (1978), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I complessi (1965), I Knew Her Well (1965), High Infidelity (1964), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955)See all 11 shared titles with Ugo Tognazzi
- Vittorio GassmanShared titles: The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Scent of a Woman (1974), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), The Dream of Zorro (1952)See all 9 shared titles with Vittorio Gassman
- Marcello MastroianniShared titles: A Special Day (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Dirty Weekend (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), Adua and Her Friends (1960)See all 5 shared titles with Marcello Mastroianni
- Sophia LorenShared titles: A Special Day (1977), The Priest's Wife (1970), Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954), È arrivato l'accordatore (1952), The Dream of Zorro (1952)See all 5 shared titles with Sophia Loren
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Armando TrovajoliShared titles: The Family (1987), Passion of Love (1981), A Special Day (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), Scent of a Woman (1974), How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), The Queens (1966), I complessi (1965), High Infidelity (1964), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Armando Trovajoli
- Alberto GallittiShared titles: First Love (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Scent of a Woman (1974), Dirty Weekend (1973), How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), La marcia su Roma (1962)See all 7 shared titles with Alberto Gallitti
- Alfio ContiniShared titles: How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Alfio Contini
- Armando NannuzziShared titles: The Queens (1966), I Knew Her Well (1965), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960)See all 5 shared titles with Armando Nannuzzi
Producers
- Pio AngelettiShared titles: First Love (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Scent of a Woman (1974), How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), The Monsters (1963)See all 6 shared titles with Pio Angeletti
- Adriano De MicheliShared titles: First Love (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Scent of a Woman (1974), How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970)See all 5 shared titles with Adriano De Micheli
- Carlo PontiShared titles: A Special Day (1977), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), Dirty Weekend (1973), The Priest's Wife (1970), È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)See all 5 shared titles with Carlo Ponti
- Franco CommitteriShared titles: The Family (1987), Nudo di donna (1981), Passion of Love (1981), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Franco Committeri