Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Ladri di cinema
TITLE DETAILS

Ladri di cinema

1994-09-15 · 95 min · Not rated

Comedy

No-budget satire on the bleak state of Italian film industry & distribution circa late-'80s-to-early-'90s. Mercurio, a down-to-earth, perennially underseen independent filmmaker, tries to get a distribution company to release his latest movie.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Piero Natoli
Production companies
Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Azione cinematografica
Countries
Italy
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 35,100

Top Cast

Piero NatoliPiero NatoliMercurio
Joanna ChattonJoanna ChattonJosephin
Carlotta NatoliCarlotta NatoliCarlotta
Vera GemmaVera GemmaPaola
Valerio MastandreaValerio MastandreaValerio
Neri MarcorèNeri MarcorèMarco
Claudia PoggianiClaudia PoggianiClaudia
Mario De CandiaMario De CandiaAntonio
Pier Francesco AielloAristide
Elena CantaroneElena CantaroneL'attrice
Alessandra BonarotaAlessandra BonarotaL'attricetta
Antonio CecchiIl dottor Cipputi

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

The Monsters
★ 7.4
The Monsters1963Comedy

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.

The Mouse That Roared
★ 6.4
The Mouse That Roared1959Comedy

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.

Living in Oblivion
★ 7.2
Living in Oblivion1995Comedy

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

Boris: The Film
★ 6.9
Boris: The Film2011Comedy

A director and his crew attempt to make the transition from the small to the big screen.

Caprice Italian Style
★ 6.1
Caprice Italian Style1968Comedy

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

A Brighter Tomorrow
★ 7.0
A Brighter Tomorrow2023Comedy

An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, faces divorce from his producer wife and other problems.

The Most Beautiful Day in the World
★ 6.0
The Most Beautiful Day in the World2019Comedy

Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.

Ricky Gervais: Humanity
★ 7.6
Ricky Gervais: Humanity2018Comedy

In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
★ 6.7
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen1976Comedy

An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.

The Monster
★ 6.9
The Monster1994Comedy

A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris.

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
★ 7.1
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon2023Comedy

Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.

The SuperVips
★ 7.4
The SuperVips1968Comedy

A satire of modern society or perhaps just a funny tale for children, depending on your age, mood or liking. Recounting the adventures of the last in a line of Supermen, the film pokes fun at the processes that lie behind advertising, politics and our consumer society.

My Name Is Tanino
★ 6.3
My Name Is Tanino2003Comedy

During a sun-soaked Sicilian summer, aimless filmmaking undergrad and back-seat radical Tanino has a fling with Sally, a dreamy American tourist from an upper background. When summer ends, Sally flies back home, without ever reaching out. Clueless, a smitten Tanino decides to pay her a surprise visit under the pretense of returning a camera she left behind. But when he gets there, he quickly realizes the reality of America—and his relationship with Sally's—is far from the idealized version his small-town boy imagination conjured.

Ricky Gervais: Mortality
★ 6.9
Ricky Gervais: Mortality2025Comedy

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.

Amazon Women on the Moon
★ 5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon1987Comedy

Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

Die, Mommie, Die!
★ 6.6
Die, Mommie, Die!2003Comedy

Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
★ 7.9
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City2018Comedy

John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.

Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
★ 7.5
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger2019Comedy

Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.

Brain Donors
★ 6.1
Brain Donors1992Comedy

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.

Me Time
★ 5.8
Me Time2022Comedy

With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.

Similar titles

O Lucky Man!
★ 6.8
O Lucky Man!1973Comedy

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

Watermelon Man
★ 6.3
Watermelon Man1970Comedy

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

25 Miles to Normal
★ 2.0
25 Miles to Normal2026Comedy

Follows a doctor as he reunites with his estranged father and the rest of their family.

Youth
★ 6.9
Youth2015Comedy

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

Pig
★ 5.7
Pig2018Comedy

A serial killer is going around killing Iran's most beloved filmmakers. Hasan, a blacklisted filmmaker himself, is depressed and wonders: why isn't he being targeted?

The Defendant
Not rated
The DefendantComedy

Armed with an ill-fitting suit and a bottle of wine James descends on Harringay searching out old acquaintances and absolution for testifying on behalf of his friend in a contentious trial.

Flops: Uma Comédia Musical
Not rated
Flops: Uma Comédia Musical2019Comedy

Smosh: The Movie
★ 4.4
Smosh: The Movie2015Comedy

An embarrassing video of Anthony surfaces online right before his fifth high school reunion. The Smosh dudes then race to pull down the clip before it blows Anthony's chances of reconnecting with his teen crush Anna.

Real Life
★ 6.6
Real Life1979Comedy

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Yet Another Affair to Remember!
★ 7.0
Yet Another Affair to Remember!2024Comedy

To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly gets a visit ...

Feeling Randy
★ 5.8
Feeling Randy2024Comedy

In the late 70s, four teen boys go on a road trip to discover their sexuality and get their rocks off at the fictional Kitty Ranch Brothel. A classic rite of passage romp, right? But the real story lies in the struggles of our main character, Randy, and his sexual confusion in a time before that was chic or even spoken of, other than high school locker room insults of "fag." Fortunately, our hero's fruitless quest to prove his heterosexuality leads, in the end, to something quite the opposite.

Alex in Wonderland
★ 5.5
Alex in Wonderland1970Comedy

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.

A Reel Heist
★ 3.6
A Reel Heist2024Comedy

A group of teenagers making a no-budget heist movie are forced to pull off a genuine heist, when the memory card containing their film is taken by the callous manager of a shopping mall.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
PeakingComedy

A couple’s attempt to rekindle the spark of their relationship by searching for a threesome at a remote music festival.

Folie à Famille
★ 7.0
Folie à Famille2023Comedy

Werewolf Serenade
Not rated
Werewolf Serenade2024Comedy

When burnt-out college professor Peter MacTire accidentally becomes a werewolf, he and his concert cellist wife Julia embrace the change to thwart an evil occultist plot, save the college, and their marriage.

Entre Dos Puertas
★ 10.0
Entre Dos Puertas2024Comedy

Lady becomes hysterical after discovering her doormat has been stolen.

Dirty Deal
Not rated
Dirty Deal2024Comedy

A goon named Johnny goes to collect a parcel full of money at the mall for his boss Teja, but before he arrived the bag was already gone. To know who took the money and what's the plan behind it, Watch our short film 'Dirty Deal'.

Purgatory
Not rated
Purgatory2026Comedy

In the early 1980s, 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel's comfortable world—family, school, and church—fractures when her mother moves out to 'self actualize', leaving Beatrice and her younger sister Chloe with their devastated father. As Beatrice doubles down on a plan to 'fix' her family, she barrels through bullies, friendship blowups, a make-out party, and a kleptomaniac babysitter—forcing her to decide who she wants to be when she can’t get what she wants.

A Nightmare On Malcolm X Blvd
Not rated
A Nightmare On Malcolm X BlvdComedy

In the 1980s a struggling Black comedian marries his white girlfriend, moves into a Brownstone haunted by slaves her ancestors owned, and discovers he can't make Black people laugh!

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.