Francesco Montanari

Acting

Francesco Montanari

Born

1984-10-04 (42)

Place of birth

Rome, Italy

Known for

Acting

Credits

49 titles

Known for

Medici: Masters of Florence poster
7.7

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

Medici: Masters of Florence

2016

Anti-Mafia Squad poster
7.2

Fighting a modern, fragmented and brutal Mafia, the Sicilian Anti-Mafia Squad seeks to crush the criminal network that holds a death grip on the region. Sophisticated surveillance helps, unless the enemy lies within.

Anti-Mafia Squad

2009

Real Men poster
6.6

Four old friends, Massimo, Mattia, Luigi and Riccardo, juggle relationships, careers and dating in a modern world set on giving masculinity a hard time.

Real Men

2025

The Hunter poster
7.3

The story of Saverio Barone, a young prosecutor who in the early nineties became the protagonist of the “caccia alla Mafia” (Mafia-hunt) immediately following the Capaci and Via D'Amelio bombings. Inspired by the true story of the anti-Mafia magistrate Alfonso Sabella.

The Hunter

2018

Romanzo Criminale: The Series poster
8.3

Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang. As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the Magliana gang, while the second season delves deeper into the "behind the scenes" of the crime: thus, the gang's repositioning after a key plot event, and the effects and questions this has provoked in the protagonists' consciences.

Romanzo Criminale: The Series

2008

A Patch by Lundini poster
8.4

A patch is something commonly used to cover a hole in a dress. Valerio Lundini is a Roman surrealist comedian, who is called every night to replace a programme that, for various reasons, cannot go on air -- he basically puts "a patch" in a TV schedule. But can he?

A Patch by Lundini

2020

Film credits

2020s · 14 titles

Latin for All poster
5.2

Delphine, a disillusioned humanities teacher, makes an agreement with her students : they leave her in peace, as they get A+ grades. But these excellent results turn into a nightmare when the class is qualified for the Latin World Championships, in Naples.

Latin for All

2024

Hill of Vision poster
6.5

Italy, WWII. After his anti-fascist mother is arrested, Mario spends his childhood on the streets. In 1947 they are miraculously reunited and start a new life in America. Based on the life of Mario Capecchi, 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Hill of Vision

2022

Notes from a Women Salesman poster
6.0

Set in 1978 Milan, Bravo lives his life among luxury clubs and illegal gambling dens in the company of his friend Daytona. Bravo defines himself as an entrepreneur. His business is women - because he sells them. The life of a women salesman is not an easy one, though. The meeting with Carla and a night in the town will change his life forever. Bravo will have to go through his painful past and fight the ultimate battle.

Notes from a Women Salesman

2021

Un futuro aprile poster
4.7

No synopsis available yet.

Un futuro aprile

2026

Calcinacci poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Calcinacci

2026

Dad's House poster
NR

Francesco, a charming and ambitious separated father, picks up his son Mattia from school to spend "their" day together. He manages to transform a perfectly normal and seemingly quiet afternoon into a fun, special, and almost outlandish adventure. However, everything changes in the evening when Francesco drops Mattia off at his ex-wife's house and has to return to his everyday reality—and the bitterness of solitude.

Dad's House

2025

Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo poster
6.2

The story of Pierluigi Torregiani, a Milanese jeweler who in 1979 was killed in revenge by the Armed Proletarians for Communism after killing one of their own during a robbery.

Ero in guerra ma non lo sapevo

2022

Tutto, in un tempo piccolo poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Tutto, in un tempo piccolo

2021

L'invenzione di noi due poster
7.8

No synopsis available yet.

L'invenzione di noi due

2024

Runner poster
5.2

Lisa is a young 25 year old who has dreamed of cinema since she was a child. For her, the role of the runner is an important milestone: it is her arrival in the world of cinema, but also the starting point for a brilliant career. She is finally on a set, starting a relationship with Sonja, protagonist and film star. What more could you want from life? What could go wrong? But the actress has a dark past that comes back to look for her at the most unexpected moment. Accused of Sonja's murder, the girl is forced to flee. Lisa runs, runs to save her life and to find the evidence that will exonerate her and allow the real murderer to be convicted.

Runner

2024

Regina poster
6.0

Regina, a 15-year-old girl who lost her mother years earlier, dreams of becoming a singer. Her father, Luigi, her only family at that point, firmly believes in his daughter's talent and supports her unceasingly. After all, Luigi had given up his own musical career to be near his daughter. Their relationship seems rock-solid, indissoluble, until one day an unexpected event changes their lives..

Regina

2020

Pintus @Taormina poster
7.1

No synopsis available yet.

Pintus @Taormina

2022

Io sono... Italia poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Io sono... Italia

2021

Souvenir d'Italie poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Souvenir d'Italie

2022

2010s · 18 titles

The Last Fashion Show poster
4.8

The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .

The Last Fashion Show

2011

Tell No One poster
6.1

Mattia is about to move to Madrid by his boyfriend Eduard. When the day before leaving for Spain, Eduard announces his arrival in Rome to know the "laws", Mattia must choose whether to finally come clean with his companion, or confess to being a formidable liar.

Tell No One

2012

The Vanja Earthquake poster
NR

Through the rehearsals and the tour of the show based on Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Vinicio Marchioni takes us to the Italian province destroyed by the earthquake and the places of the Russian writer. The Vanja earthquake starts from the Chekhovian masterpiece to investigate Italian post-earthquake immobility through the tragicomic gaze of Chekhov, making the public aware of the extraordinary human strength of the writer. A journey into the Italian theatrical creation; a journey in the earthquake that destroyed central Italy; a journey into the words and soul of Anton Chekhov.

The Vanja Earthquake

2019

All at Sea poster
5.0

Every morning, pushing the wheelchair of his mother, Maurizio along the walkway through the bush and tie him entrance to his kiosk on the beach. After being assured that his attendants, and Khaled Omar, they did a good job, going to hoist the Italian flag, which stands on top of building.

All at Sea

2011

Ovunque tu sarai poster
5.5

Francesco, Carlo, Loco e Giordano, lifelong friends, depart from Rome towards Madrid to celebrate the bachelor party of Francesco but above all to make, as happened on other occasions, a trip together. In fact, the trip is also an excuse to go see their favorite team away in the Champions League. In their path intersect to Pilar, a beautiful Spanish singer who, unknowingly, brings havoc within a close-knit group favoring, including unexpected, laughter and comical situations, even the come to diversity afloat, insecurities and never those words. On their return, nothing will be as before.

Ovunque tu sarai

2017

DolceRoma poster
6.1

Andrea Serrano is a young aspiring writer who, to make ends meet, is forced to wash corpses in a mortuary, while struggling to finish his first novel, a story about the Camorra. Having become discouraged by his struggling career, he is waiting for the chance of a lifetime. And finally, it arrives - a major film producer decides to adapt his novel and make it into a movie.

DolceRoma

2019

The Italian Jobs - Paramount Pictures e l'Italia poster
4.0

"The Italian Jobs: Paramount Pictures e l'Italia" tells the story of two men, two Italian-American executives, Pilade Levi and Luigi Luraschi, who came to Italy at the end of the Second World War to recreate the Italian film industry; their work went on to have a significant influence on cinema worldwide. The idea of producing European films financed by American funds, in fact, originated in Italy with Paramount Pictures. Masterpieces such as Nights of Cabiria, Romeo and Juliet and The Conformist, to name just a few, were created precisely thanks to the work of these two men. The exclusive testimonies of Gioia Levi and Tony Luraschi, the children of the two executives, describe how their fathers were not only businessmen but how their lives were dedicated entirely to cinema.

The Italian Jobs - Paramount Pictures e l'Italia

2017

L'insonne ouverture poster
NR

Desdemona, a troubled DJ, hosts a late-night radio show called “L'insonne”. Her listeners are often strange creatures of the night who share their stories and fears. This time, however, she receives a call from Luca, a child in a hospital room. Desdemona senses the shadow of worry in his voice, and her instinct is to investigate, because sometimes even a whisper can hide a terrifying case.

L'insonne ouverture

2016

My Ira poster
2.0

The true story of a young mother sitting in a tree, while a rope languishes around her neck.

My Ira

2019

Un Natale stupefacente poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Un Natale stupefacente

2014

Sun, Heart, Love poster
5.9

Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a dancer. Tied by a profound emotional bond of true sisterhood, the two women's lives are two sides of the same coin, but their mutual solidarity isn’t always enough to lighten the load of their difficult circumstances.

Sun, Heart, Love

2017

La volta buona poster
5.7

Bartholomeo, sports attorney, lives on gimmicks and little tricks. Over the years he has wasted the many opportunities he has had, the vice of gambling has made him lose money and family and now he spends his days in the suburbs hoping to find the new Maradona. Always looking for a stroke of luck, one day he receives a phone call: in Uruguay there is a young boy, Pablito, who is a real phenomenon…

La volta buona

2019

L'amore rubato poster
7.0

The stories of five women very different from each other, yet linked by morbid and violent love experiences, are intertwined in a drama inspired by the collection of short stories by Dacia Maraini published in 2012 by the same title of the film, "Love Stolen ".

L'amore rubato

2016

In bici senza sella poster
4.7

The film is composed of six episodes focused on job insecurity and unemployment.

In bici senza sella

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chimères absentes

2010

Le verità poster
5.9

No synopsis available yet.

Le verità

2017

Have You Got A Minute? poster
6.4

A young Palestinian, lost in the suburbs of Rome, decides to ask the local elderly Italian man for the right way.

Have You Got A Minute?

2012

La settima onda poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

La settima onda

2018

Series credits

Medici: Masters of Florence poster
7.7

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

Medici: Masters of Florence

2016

Anti-Mafia Squad poster
7.2

Fighting a modern, fragmented and brutal Mafia, the Sicilian Anti-Mafia Squad seeks to crush the criminal network that holds a death grip on the region. Sophisticated surveillance helps, unless the enemy lies within.

Anti-Mafia Squad

2009

Real Men poster
6.6

Four old friends, Massimo, Mattia, Luigi and Riccardo, juggle relationships, careers and dating in a modern world set on giving masculinity a hard time.

Real Men

2025

The Hunter poster
7.3

The story of Saverio Barone, a young prosecutor who in the early nineties became the protagonist of the “caccia alla Mafia” (Mafia-hunt) immediately following the Capaci and Via D'Amelio bombings. Inspired by the true story of the anti-Mafia magistrate Alfonso Sabella.

The Hunter

2018

Romanzo Criminale: The Series poster
8.3

Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang. As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the Magliana gang, while the second season delves deeper into the "behind the scenes" of the crime: thus, the gang's repositioning after a key plot event, and the effects and questions this has provoked in the protagonists' consciences.

Romanzo Criminale: The Series

2008

A Patch by Lundini poster
8.4

A patch is something commonly used to cover a hole in a dress. Valerio Lundini is a Roman surrealist comedian, who is called every night to replace a programme that, for various reasons, cannot go on air -- he basically puts "a patch" in a TV schedule. But can he?

A Patch by Lundini

2020

Nemico pubblico poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nemico pubblico

2014

Un día cualquiera poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Un día cualquiera

2016

The Great Game poster
4.9

At the center, the work of sports prosecutors and the economic and political interests that can gravitate behind the hiring of a player or the success of an entire team. The protagonist is Francesco Montanari in the role of a football agent who, at the height of his career, is arrested for illegal betting and loses everything.

The Great Game

2022

Boris Giuliano: un poliziotto a Palermo poster
6.2

Throughout the sixties and seventies, Boris Giuliano, a police officer of extraordinary ability, renewed the investigation system of the Palermo Mobile Unit and, through key investigations, reconstructed the secret structure and criminal activity of the Cosa Nostra, fundamental elements for the subsequent investigations of judges Falcone and Borsellino, which led to the 1986 maxiprocess.

Boris Giuliano: un poliziotto a Palermo

2016

Pupazzo criminale - La serie poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pupazzo criminale - La serie

2014

Questo è il mio paese poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Questo è il mio paese

2015