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Claudia Gerini has 26 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Passion of the Christ.
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A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Dir. Mel Gibson · With Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov

A Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter, Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family.
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · With Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini

The vicissitudes of three couples of newlyweds from the celebration of weddings to their respective honeymoons.
Dir. Carlo Verdone · With Carlo Verdone, Claudia Gerini, Veronica Pivetti

A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his life as if he were on it.
Dir. Matteo Garrone · With Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone

Francesco is a psychoanalyst grappling with three hopeless causes: a bookseller in love with a book thief, a lesbian hell-bent on becoming straight after a heartbreak, and an 18-year-old in a relationship with a much older married man. Unfortunately, these patients are also his three beloved daughters!
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Marco Giallini, Vittoria Puccini, Anna Foglietta

Rich entrepreneur Rebecca Zuin has died from an alleged heart attack, raising suspicions on the part of a police inspector after her body disappears from the morgue. When her handsome young husband becomes a suspect, he starts thinking she may have faked her death to sadistically torment him.
Dir. Vincenzo Alfieri · With Giuseppe Battiston, Claudia Gerini, Andrea Di Luigi
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.
Dir. Sergio Castellitto · With Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini
Leone is a rich and powerful man whose loneliness drives him to hire a cast of actors to play the family he never had. On Christmas Eve, reality and make-believe start to get blurred.
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Sergio Castellitto, Marco Giallini, Claudia Gerini

Aspiring writer Tommaso makes a living by penning the self-help column of a women's magazine. One day he receives a letter from a reader asking for advice on how to break up with her man: it is none other than Zoe, his partner of ten years, unaware of his pseudonymous side job. Tommaso can't believe his eyes and answers her in private to learn more.
Dir. Edoardo Leo · With Edoardo Leo, Marta Nieto, Claudia Gerini
Gilda has long since moved to a small southern island and earns her living as a prostitute in a context suspended between retrograde traditions and modernity. During one summer, his destiny intersects with that of Olivia and Crocetta, two women from the area, the former a happy wife and the latter an ugly, unlucky wife. The three are forced by fortuitous circumstances to come together to save themselves but their behavior attracts the suspicions of Nino Malachia, a brusque police commissioner who is convinced that they are hiding something.
Dir. Giorgia Farina · With Claudia Gerini, Cristiana Capotondi, Sabrina Impacciatore
Ottone, a professional dog sitter who's uncertain about most things in life, asks an analyst if he made the right decision love-wise while recounting the significant relationships he had with four women.
Dir. Leonardo Pieraccioni · With Leonardo Pieraccioni, Vanessa Lorenzo, Massimo Ceccherini

An extended family reunites on an idyllic island to celebrate their grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. However, a storm causes them to get stuck in there longer than expected, causing secrets and long-held grudges to break out.
Dir. Gabriele Muccino · With Stefano Accorsi, Carolina Crescentini, Elena Cucci
A young restorer travels to a small village to restore a medieval painting to its former glory. She will put her life in danger due to a curse attached to the painting.
Dir. Federico Zampaglione · With Lauren LaVera, Claudia Gerini, Giovanni Lombardo Radice
What would happen if two sworn enemies, two opposed women in temperament and lifestyle find out to share the most incredible legacy: the child of their ex-husband?
Dir. Luca Lucini · With Margherita Buy, Claudia Gerini, Giampaolo Morelli

A Mafia boss fakes his own death aiming at a fresh start, but a nurse happens to see him alive and well after the funeral. A hitman is promptly sent to get rid of her, only to find out she's his first and unforgotten love.
Dir. Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti · With Giampaolo Morelli, Serena Rossi, Claudia Gerini
Two contrasting visions of life: on the one hand, the "rock" and adventurous of the brave Livia, cellist without maternal instinct; on the other hand, the reassuring routine of his sister Tina, shy urban vigilant with an ardent desire for maternity.
Dir. Michela Andreozzi · With Claudia Gerini, Michela Andreozzi, Giorgio Pasotti
Romeo, a lovelorn Roman musician in his 40s with 20 years since his only hit, consults a fortuneteller who predicts he'll find love and money with a foreign singer named for a flower. In Brussels he meets Marguerite, an older chanteuse who interprets Jacques Brel and loves her yappy dog.
Dir. Carlo Verdone · With Carlo Verdone, Claudia Gerini, Andréa Ferréol

as Margherita (segment "8 marzo")
A quartet of stories unfold across four holidays as family members, friends and colleagues face hard decisions, career setbacks and life-changing events.
Dir. Massimiliano Bruno, Edoardo Leo · With Edoardo Leo, Massimiliano Bruno, Anna Foglietta

as Stella Leone
Nearing death, videogame genius Leone Stella holds a contest to find an heir: several people named like him will compete in a live-streamed reenactment of his most famous exploits, and the winner will inherit his billion-dollar fortune.
Dir. Paolo Costella · With Claudia Gerini, Paolo Hendel, Marina Massironi
Political strategists in a northern Italian city push gay-rights campaigner Piero into the mayoral race, pairing him with uptight conservative toughie Adele. Piero and his partner, Remo, are the stable ones, while buttoned-up divorcee Adele nurses her bitterness.
Dir. Umberto Riccioni Carteni · With Luca Argentero, Claudia Gerini, Filippo Nigro
A comic movie divided in three episodes.
Dir. Carlo Verdone · With Carlo Verdone, Claudia Gerini, Geppi Cucciari
Four married couples find out their marriage is invalid because it was officiated by a fraudulent priest and have to decide what to do next.
Dir. Paolo Costella · With Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Carolina Crescentini
Six people struggling with their relationship, or lack thereof, cross paths with their respective exes — and discover they might still harbor feelings for each other.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Claudio Bisio, Nancy Brilli, Cristiana Capotondi
A very extended family gathers for the Christmas holidays, after the death of the breadwinner Leonardo Sereni, famous singer. The eldest son Julius, with his wife Marina, has a panettone factory.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio, Raoul Bova
Couple Andrea and Giulia, an outwardly successful couple, are having problems in the bedroom. When Giulia invites Max, an old friend from high school, to stay in the family home with their teenage son, some new attitudes begin to form.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Fabio De Luigi, Claudia Gerini, Filippo Timi
A group of friends gathers for a birthday by the sea, only to face the looming possibility of the world ending within hours, transforming one fleeting, endless night into a life-altering experience.
Dir. Liliana Cavani · With Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Gerini, Edoardo Leo
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