Shoeshine (1946)
Sciuscià
ThumbScore
👍 90%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele as Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi as Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli as Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Is Shoeshine good?
Yes. 90% audience score, estimated from 283 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 100%.
Overview
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship. Wikipedia ↗
