Life Is Beautiful

1997 · Film · 1h 56m

Comedy, Drama

8.7 average

A father clowns his way through the unthinkable to protect his son, and it will absolutely wreck you by the end.

What it is

An imaginative Italian father builds a joyful life with his family before World War II tears it apart. When they are deported to a concentration camp, he uses humor and an elaborate story to shield his young son from the surrounding horrors.

The feel

Emotionally heavy·Grounded in reality·Wants your eyes on it·Completely conventional

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12+Subtitled