Nothing Left to Do but Cry
Original title: Non ci resta che piangere
1984 · 1 h 53 min
Cast
Massimo Troisi 
Roberto Benigni Iris Peynado 
Amanda Sandrelli 
Carlo Monni Livia Venturini
Plot
Two friends in 1980s Tuscany are accidentally sent back to 1492 and try to stop Columbus from sailing.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi's time-travel comedy is silly and loved in Italy, full of chaotic energy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (8,147 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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