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The Ladykillers

2004Movie1 h 44 minR

ComedyCrime
55
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd2.9/5Metacritic565.9Rotten Tomatoes54%43%
55
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd2.9/5Metacritic565.9Rotten Tomatoes54%43%

Summary

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Makes you smirk.
  • Charms you.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Makes you laugh.
  • Feels like real life.

Not for romance.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Wicked PretentiousRare · in 28 titlesProfessor Dorr (Tom Hanks in a rare villainous role) tries to present himself as an intelligent man of culture to get in the good graces of Mrs."Merit, Not Bigotry" ExplanationRare · in 11 titlesGawain, pretty much an intentional Ethnic Scrappy, gets a job at the Mississippi casino boat he and his fellow criminals plan to rob, but is fired from his job fairly quickly for genuine incompetence…All 76 tropes

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