The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
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The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955
Comedy, Crime
1h 31m
Comedy about a gang of crooks who rent a house in London, and the innocent old landlady that they think they can easily kill. (imdb)

The Ladykillers

1955
Comedy, Crime
1h 31m
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Avg Percentile 62.1% from 895 total ratings

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Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
58th
Alec Guinness and Katie Johnson are both wonderful, the plot is cleverly constructed, and I was entertained for the most part. But it isn't terribly funny, just kind of... amusing.
Rated 06 Jul 2007
95
92nd
Terrific black comedy from the glory days at Britain's Ealing Studio. Alec Guinness has a great time doing the comically sinister thing, and the actual caper is a tour de force of comedy. Beautifully photographed, quite atmospheric. Add this to your DVD collection and just forget about the lousy remake.
Rated 10 Jan 2007
80
61st
It's the plot, not the humor, that carries this crime comedy, although it's certainly an amusing and sometimes quite funny film. The cast is great, with Katie Johnson as the old lady and Alec Guinness as the creepy leader of the gang being the standouts. The whole set piece with the train smoke was very well thought out, and the end was wonderful.
Rated 25 Jan 2010
7
68th
Alec Guinness is one of the best character actors ever. Look at him in Oliver Twist then compare him in this film then look at him in A Passage To India. Unbelievable that it's all the same guy. I thought this movie was funny but not exactly gut busting funny. I found the plot more interesting than all the gags. The ending was great and definitely not what I expected.
Rated 28 Nov 2021
92
94th
Rated 10 Nov 2020
70
65th
It has a great cast including a very creepy Alec Guinness. It's well made, but I honestly laughed more at the Coen remake.
Rated 29 May 2012
90
84th
Bizarre and surreal comedy which relies on gentle, droll humour rather than gut-busting hilarity. That being said, Guinness' facial expressions are priceless and Johnson's slyly befuddled turn as Mrs Wilburforce are still rich veins of hilarity. Sellers is oddly underused, but Lom is terrific as a sinister gang member, and Green is great as a heavy with an intelligence complex ("Don't call me stupid!") Mrs. W's strange, cockeyed residence looks like something from a Kaufman or Anderson film!
Rated 04 Aug 2010
75
44th
Yeah it's kind of funny, but more in how terribly awkward and strange the whole thing is than anything else. Even so it's still a pretty good caper film.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
72
41st
I guess the thing about this movie is that I was just simply uninterested, it was pretty slow, and largely boring. I would have expected more from it's reputation and the good names in it, but it just didn't do it for me.
Rated 29 Nov 2024
20
12th
Ooof! This is supposed to be one of the greatest British comedy films of all-time? What? How? Laugh at what? I stopped watching around the climax. Not worth my time.
Rated 07 Nov 2024
83
0th
Among the funniest movies I've seen. Katie Johnson's brilliant acting is largely responsible for the movie's success.
Rated 19 Aug 2024
40
6th
Don't be such a cop, Mrs. Wilburforce
Rated 18 Feb 2022
86
81st
I never tire of revisiting this, with the comforting particularity of English understatement which permeates the comedic tone throughout: a masterpiece in ensemble character acting.
Rated 24 Feb 2021
74
30th
I do think this has significant pacing issues that, when measured alongside its 2004 remake, seem to be baked into the concept itself. There are also some funky transitions and atmosphere swings. But it's never tiring to watch Guinness ham it up with a hideous mouthpiece crammed in his jaw.
Rated 21 Feb 2021
90
78th
Alec Guinness is so slimy in this it's almost like he's out of a classic Universal monster movie.
Rated 10 Jan 2021
80
78th
A wonderful dark comedy that hits most of the right points. In the beginning, it's a little slow -- and almost dully repetitive -- but as soon as the caper starts, there are more payoffs for the audience. The little old lady is absolutely amazing in her role as a befuddled do-gooder.
Rated 09 Dec 2020
82
82nd
A great slice of Ealing comedy fun.
Rated 27 Jun 2019
45
17th
British comedies of manners where everyone acts all polite for 90% of the runtime are so exhausting
Rated 03 Aug 2017
45
32nd
Even though the characters are caricatured except Alec Guinness' one, satire against the judicial and social system works quite well. Personally, I couldn't find its humor great and most of the jokes are outdated. Still, the crime story was good enough to catch my attention.
Rated 13 Dec 2016
6
43rd
Fairly amusing in a farcical way but also slightly tedious and irritating. Great ending.
Rated 28 Aug 2016
55
41st
It starts out strange and somewhat entertaining but the Movie goes on far too long and by the end I just wanted the old lady to die.
Rated 23 Aug 2016
50
15th
Peter Sellers kept me from scoring this even lower.
Rated 07 Jun 2015
89
97th
89.000
Rated 04 Jun 2013
91
77th
very funny...guinness like you've never seen him before...........
Rated 20 Oct 2012
52
37th
Sometimes elegant. Mostly clumsy. Like a bad dream you can't get out of.
Rated 01 Aug 2012
5
98th
Fun noir-ish comedy, some good acting and a weird little house set that is almost a character itself
Rated 29 Jan 2012
80
85th
soygun, soygun cetesi, nine, yasli kadin, tren, ev, (eglenceli ve keyifli)
Rated 16 Dec 2011
50
23rd
IN my opinion it hasn't aged very well. I didn't find it very funny and since I had watched it shortly right after the remake so there were no real surprises. I should probably revisit this film, but I just can't talk myself into it.
Rated 05 Nov 2011
70
69th
Never side-splittingly funny, but consistently does enough to keep a smile on your face. Nicely balanced between dark humour and the silliness of the situation, with fantastically expressive performances from the entire cast. My favourite bit is when the gang gets roped into afternoon tea with the group of old spinsters - the looks on their faces are absolutely priceless.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
84
93rd
Wonderful Ealing comedy which captures England in transition from the Victorian era to the sixties. The cast is perfect, the humour pitch-black and very funny. Extra points for Alec Guinness' teeth.
Rated 19 Jan 2011
77
66th
Amusing, if repetitive, dark comedy from Ealing Studios. The set-up in the first half was a little tedious (various permutations of flighty old lady getting in the way), but it worked better in the second half when things got darker and the landlady's persistent scolding was matched by her own misguided anxieties.
Rated 17 Oct 2010
55
4th
Snore fest. Really bad sound mix, too.
Rated 27 Apr 2010
95
72nd
Simply marvelous direction, screen play - skillful film making in action. I don't like saying this .. but there is some delightful rare inner beauty to this endeavor that made me yearn and wonder 'They just dont make them like this anymore'.
Rated 05 Mar 2010
20
15th
I found this pretty dull and not funny at all. Decent start, but drags badly through the middle and end.
Rated 01 Feb 2010
80
84th
I have a soft spot for William Rose and Alec Guinness is great in this.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
77
78th
Darkly comic crime caper. Much better than the Coen's oddly poor remake. Recommended.
Rated 10 Jul 2009
80
90th
Nice Movie
Rated 06 Jul 2009
0
7th
Boring. Guinness here, unlike in Kind Hearts and Coronets, isn't funny. The character just doesn't work.
Rated 21 Apr 2009
79
82nd
After seeing the Coe flop I needed to check the original. It's funny thing, here the robbery itself does not act the main part but the planning and consequences; robbery happens in the middle of the movie! Classic. A slow beginning, but sharps its pace towards the end. Alec Guinness and the old lady (Katie Johnson) are the leads here. Lots of little details make the entirety.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
71
88th
ger; [Ladykillers]
Rated 25 Nov 2008
85
84th
Really great plot, fun and hectic. Alec Guinness does an outstanding job portraying his character.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
51
75th
En klassiker - især Guinness er fantastisk at se på...
Rated 14 Oct 2007
90
98th
A true classic. So much fun watching it, even 50 years later.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
75
79th
nice dark comedy
Rated 23 Feb 2007
70
82nd
A classic.

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