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Valerio Mastandrea has 37 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by There's Still Tomorrow.
Frances Ha
2013
Comedy · Drama
The First Beautiful Thing
2010 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Tubi · Free w/ ads
Tear Along the Dotted Line
2021 · Mini · Voice
Top 17%Netflix · Included
Long Live Freedom
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 31%Tubi · Free w/ ads
This World Can't Tear Me Down
2023 · Mini · Voice
Top 36%Netflix · Included
Adagio
2023 · Movie · Actor
Top 54%Netflix · Included
The Face of an Angel
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 99%Tubi · Free w/ ads
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
Dir. Paola Cortellesi · With Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini
The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the violent jealousy of her husband. From then on, chaos strikes the family and for Anna, Bruno and his sister Valeria, it is the start of an adventure that will only end thirty years later.
Dir. Paolo Virzì · With Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
Dir. Zerocalcare · With Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea
A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.
Dir. Claudio Caligari · With Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Giorgio Tirabassi
When his friend Wild Boar lands himself in hot water with organized crime, Zero and the gang unite to save him while barely coping with their own lives.
Dir. Zerocalcare · With Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea
The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Alba Rohrwacher
Elections are approaching and things don't look too good for the opposition. Their leader can't stand the pressure and disappears. To avoid a scandal, the upper echelons of the party concoct a risky plan: to replace him with his identical twin, a philosopher with BPD, whose eclectic ideas and direct approach unexpectedly make the party surge in the polls.
Dir. Roberto Andò · With Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.
Dir. Marco Tullio Giordana · With Valerio Mastandrea, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michela Cescon
When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what's the right thing to do?
Dir. Zerocalcare · With Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea
25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.
Dir. Paolo Virzì · With Isabella Ragonese, Massimo Ghini, Valerio Mastandrea
When theatre actor Giuliano receives an unexpected visit from his childhood friend Tommasso, the encounter is bittersweet. This reunion is their first meeting in many years, triggered by Giuliano’s failing health and his decision to forgo treatment. Instead he is focussed on putting his affairs in order: distributing possessions, reconciling past disputes, and, most importantly, finding a home for his beloved canine, Pato. Over four days, the two men walk the streets of Rome, visiting bookshops, restaurants, veterinarians and friends, examining their lives and speculating on what the future holds.
Dir. Simone Spada · With Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Anna Ferzetti
Tangled up with blackmail and crooked cops, the son of a former gangster seeks out his father's old friends, who risk everything to save him.
Dir. Stefano Sollima · With Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea
Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina.
Dir. Ferzan Özpetek · With Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco
In the exact moment they hit rock bottom, four strangers are visited by a mysterious man who gifts them a week to see how the world would be without them.
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Toni Servillo, Margherita Buy, Valerio Mastandrea
Civilisation is coming to an end. The death of his only relative gives a feral boy the pretext to journey beyond the confines of his home environment; only by doing this will he be able to decipher his father's journal, the most valuable artefact in his legacy. This singular contribution to the post-apocalyptic sci-fi genre tells of a humanity in crisis, while at the same time conveying the adventurous spirit of adolescence.
Dir. Claudio Cupellini · With Leon de La Vallée, Paolo Pierobon, Maria Roveran
Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court. During the transfer, killers hired by Nexhep set up an ambush to free their boss but Laborie and her men manage to escape...
Dir. Florent-Emilio Siri · With Samy Naceri, Benoît Magimel, Nadia Farès
Elba island, 1814. Martino is a young teacher, idealist and strongly anti Napoleon, in love with the beautiful and noble Baroness Emily. The young man finds himself serving as librarian to the Great Emperor in exile, whom he deeply hates, yet soon begins recording Napoleon's memoirs, getting to know and learning to value the man behind the myth. Among seductions and affairs, expectations and fears, he will craft a precise portrait that nevertheless will not manage to hide a final, inevitable, disappointment.
Dir. Paolo Virzì · With Daniel Auteuil, Elio Germano, Monica Bellucci
A 27-year-old suburban slacker entertains daily conversations bordering on paradoxical with his conscience, which manifests itself in the form of a human-sized armadillo. Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Zerocalcare.
Dir. Emanuele Scaringi · With Simone Liberati, Valerio Aprea, Pietro Castellitto
Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…
Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Valerio Mastandrea, Bérénice Bejo, Guido Caprino
Captured by a ruthless gang of bank robbers, foes Diabolik and Ginko find themselves facing certain death. While Eva Kant and Altea forge an unlikely alliance to rescue their lovers, Diabolik reveals his mysterious past to the Inspector.
Dir. Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti · With Giacomo Gianniotti, Miriam Leone, Valerio Mastandrea
Matteo is a young successful businessman, audacious, charming and energetic. Ettore instead, is a calm, righteous, second grade teacher always living in the shadows, still in the small town from where both come from. They’re brothers but with two very different personalities. A dramatic event will force them to live together in Rome for a few months, bringing up the opportunity to face their differences with sympathy and tenderness, in a climax of fear and euphoria.
Dir. Valeria Golino · With Riccardo Scamarcio, Valerio Mastandrea, Isabella Ferrari
Enrico is a corporate man whose job is to manipulate inexperienced scions into selling their flailing companies. His latest assignment proves more difficult than anticipated—since his target are two young siblings whose parents just died in a car accident.
Dir. Gianni Zanasi · With Valerio Mastandrea, Hadas Yaron, Giuseppe Battiston
In Rome it hasn’t rained for three years and the lack of water is overturning rules and habits. Through the city dying of thirst and prohibitions moves a chorus of people, young and old, marginalised and successful, victims and profiteers. Their lives are linked in a single design, while each seeks his or her deliverance.
Dir. Paolo Virzì · With Silvio Orlando, Monica Bellucci, Valerio Mastandrea
A mob accountant accepts to be witness for the prosecution at a trial involving Mafia higher-ups. Seven cops are tasked with escorting him and his family alive from Sicily to the courtroom in the North, but it won't be easy.
Dir. Claudio Fragasso · With Giancarlo Giannini, Raoul Bova, Ricky Memphis
Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.
Dir. Giuseppe Bonito · With Valerio Mastandrea, Paola Cortellesi, Stefano Fresi
Young and in prison for theft, Daphne falls in love with Josh, another inmate. Their love story exists through secret letters and fleeting conversations.
Dir. Claudio Giovannesi · With Daphne Scoccia, Josciua Algeri, Laura Vasiliu
In 17th-century France, the Queen brings the Three Musketeers — Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and an aging d'Artagnan — back from retirement for one last job: saving her son Louis and the whole kingdom.
Dir. Giovanni Veronesi · With Pierfrancesco Favino, Valerio Mastandrea, Rocco Papaleo
Dino craft practice tattoos, Bruna is a beautician; their studies are facing each other. They learn of a mysterious treasure hidden in a chair that belonged to a woman now dead.
Dir. Carlo Mazzacurati · With Valerio Mastandrea, Isabella Ragonese, Giuseppe Battiston
Now without Aramis, the Musketeers embark on a new mission.
Dir. Giovanni Veronesi · With Pierfrancesco Favino, Valerio Mastandrea, Rocco Papaleo
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