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I Thought It Was Love (1991) | Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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I Thought It Was Love

Movie1991·103 min

I Thought It Was Love

Directed by Massimo Troisi

A comedy film directed by Massimo Troisi.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

257 ratings

About I Thought It Was Love

Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, identity self discovery, urban, romantic partners, everyman, quest mission, slow burn reveal, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: Massimo Troisi
Language: Italian

Cast

Massimo Troisi, Francesca Neri, Marco Messeri

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Where to Watch I Thought It Was Love

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How I Thought It Was Love Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

1990s movies

Top 17%

Comedy movies

Top 15%

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Top 15%

Massimo Troisi films#4 of 5

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the vibe

I Thought It Was Love Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetgentleapproachablefunnyintimateheartfelt

playful

contemplative

What it's about

quest missionslow-burn revealforbidden loveidentity self discoveryeverymanromantic partnersmeet-cuteurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful