

What a Beautiful Day
2011, Italian. Directed by Gennaro Nunziante.
Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him...
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gennaro NunzianteDirector
- Checco ZaloneChecco
- Nabiha AkkariFarah
- Rocco PapaleoNicola
- Tullio SolenghiCardinale Rosselli
- Anna Rita Del PianoAnna
- Michele AlhaiqueDon Ivano
- Mehdi MahdlooSufien
- Anna BellatoMaria
- Ivano MarescottiColonello dei carabinieri Gismondo Mazzini
- Herbert BallerinaGiovanni
- Cinzia MascoliRossella Mazzini
- Paolo De VitaMaresciallo Capobianco
Details
- Released
- 5 January 2011
- Original title
- Che bella giornata
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Checco Zalone, Gennaro Nunziante
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $44M
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What a Beautiful Day: quick answers
Is What a Beautiful Day worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.5/10 from 1,592 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is What a Beautiful Day?
What a Beautiful Day runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
Does What a Beautiful Day have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is What a Beautiful Day on?
What a Beautiful Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 January 2011. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like What a Beautiful Day?
If you liked What a Beautiful Day, try Confessions of a Lady Cop, The Most Beautiful Day in the World, Ho visto le stelle.
Who directed What a Beautiful Day?
What a Beautiful Day (2011) was directed by Gennaro Nunziante and stars Checco Zalone, Nabiha Akkari, Rocco Papaleo.