If you loved Christmas Vacation 2000, try S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Carlo Vanzina, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Christmas Vacation 2000, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago is

Rome 71 BC, corruption runs riot while Senator Cynic delivers speeches in an empty Senate. A wisecracking outsider lampoons modern graft by staging ancient shenanigans. Forget subtle satire, this is slapstick with a toga.

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