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The Scopone Game (1972) | Ranked Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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The Scopone Game

Movie1972·113 min

The Scopone Game

Directed by Luigi Comencini

A comedy drama film directed by Luigi Comencini.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

155 ratings

About The Scopone Game

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: ambition hubris, social injustice, obsession, rome, rivals, strangers forced together, everyman, villain protagonist, competition tournament, cat and mouse

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Details

Director: Luigi Comencini
Language: Italian

Cast

Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten

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How The Scopone Game Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

1970s movies

Top 21%

Comedy movies

Top 12%

1970s Comedy movies

Top 32%

★Luigi Comencini films#3 of 6

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

The Scopone Game Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimatebleak

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

competition tournamentcat & mouseambition hubrissocial injusticeobsessioneverymanvillain protagonistrivalsstrangers forced togetherrome

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty