Ugly, Dirty and Bad

Ugly, Dirty and Bad

Directed by Ettore Scola

Produced by C. C. Champion

1976115 min7.5 / 10

A darkly comic family tragedy set in poverty, where a man's paranoid hoarding of insurance money turns his household into a battleground of mutual betrayal and attempted murder.

Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

  • Is Ugly, Dirty and Bad one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Does Ugly, Dirty and Bad end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Ugly, Dirty and Bad scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Ugly, Dirty and Bad easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Ugly, Dirty and Bad violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Ugly, Dirty and Bad sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

93/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

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Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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