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IMDb rating 6.2
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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

Quaintly British in it's alternating sweetness and comic horror, this is one of the best of the Ealing comedies.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 5

Tom Hanks provides such an eccentric performance that it's fun just to watch him behaving -- to listen to speeches that coil through endless florid ornamentation.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

...en helstøbt og i perioder også vældig morsom film...

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Ethan Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Writer
Joel Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Writer
Tom Hanks
As Professor G.H. Dorr
J.K. Simmons
As Garth Pancake
Bruce Campbell
As Humane Society Worker (uncredited)

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In this crime comedy, a group of thieves posing as musicians rent a room from an elderly woman to plan a heist on a nearby casino. However, their scheme is complicated when their landlady discovers their true intentions and threatens to call the authorities. The thieves then decide to eliminate the old lady, but their plan doesn't go as smoothly as they thought it would. As they struggle to carry out their mission, they begin to question their own abilities and the true nature of their mission. With a witty script and hilarious performances, this movie will keep you laughing from start to finish.

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The Ladykillers was released in theaters on March 26, 2004.