He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in Bianca (1983) and The Mass Is Ended (1985).

[1] His subsequent work was The Yes Man (1991), featuring Silvio Orlando as the ghost-writer of a ruthless politician, played by Nanni Moretti.

It was seen as a forecast of the Mani Pulite corruption scandal that struck Italy the following year.

Luchetti's play Sottobanco, inspired by Domenico Starnone's works, was turned into a feature film, La scuola ("The School", 1995).

[2][3] Elio Germano shared the prize for Best Actor for his interpretation of Claudio, along with Javier Bardem.