The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955 · 91 min · EN · NR · 7.3 (546 votes)
Dir. Alexander Mackendrick · Starring Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson · Music Tristram Cary
ComedyCrime

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

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A delightful clash of refined politeness and criminal intent. This film feels like a perfectly brewed cup of tea with a dash of arsenic, offering sharp wit and escalating, darkly comic chaos.

quirkydarkly comediccharmingtensewittysteadyEaling comedyblack comedyperiod piececharacter-drivengreeddeceptionunderestimationcrime
widowdark comedyparrotgang of thievesmoneycriminalold ladylandladyplanningsteam locomotiveoctogenarianquintetarmored van robberyrented roomsbumbling crookscomforting
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