20 movies like The Ladykillers, ordered by similarity : Volver(2006), The Big Short(2015), The Ax(2005), American Psycho(2000), The Jokers(1967), The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo(1935), Lonely Wives(1931), How to Beat the High Cost of Living(1979), Brother's Nest(2018), Easy A(2010), Waking Ned Devine(1998), Ocean's Eleven(2001) ...
Comedy
USA
2004
104 Minutes
Tom Hanks Irma P. Hall Marlon Wayans J.K. Simmons Tzi Ma Ryan Hurst George Wallace Diane Delano Stephen Root Jason Weaver Greg Grunberg
professor landlady criminal explosives expert insider thug amusing quirky suspenseful crafty mississippi boardinghouse casino heist deception murder plot ineptitude greed quest temptation
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2006
111 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo Yohana Cobo Carmen Machi Pilar Castro Antonio de la Torre
ghost mother daughter grandchild father bad father amusing quirky melodramatic shocking outlandish beauty salon apartment restaurant madrid funeral la mancha, spain death deception sexual abuse
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
130 Minutes
Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Christian Bale Brad Pitt Marisa Tomei Hamish Linklater Rafe Spall Jeremy Strong Adepero Oduye Karen Gillan Max Greenfield
guru banker investor specialist homeowner lawyer brooding emotional intense fascinating amusing new york city office street house car restaurant mortgage betting finance
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Canada
2000
103 Minutes
Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Jared Leto Reese Witherspoon Samantha Mathis Chloë Sevigny Justin Theroux Josh Lucas Guinevere Turner Matt Ross Bill Sage
wealthy man lesbian secretary killer girlfriend detective dark suspenseful new york city office household restaurant deception sex madness violence murder homosexuality temptation wretched excess
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Comedy
UK
1967
94 Minutes
brother thief police officer bookkeeper madcap amusing quirky suspenseful london tower of london apartment jewelry theft investigation fame deception bombing sibling rivalry quest temptation rivalry
Michael Tremayne (Michael Crawford) and David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
Comedy
USA
1935
70 Minutes
prince expatriate beautiful woman card dealer casino owner amusing winsome tender monte carlo, monaco casino swiss alps france gambling luck deception unlikely romance politics wealth quest temptation
Russian prince goes to Monte Carlo just after World War I with money supplied him by Parisian Russians. He wins but the casino operators want him honor the tradition of returning to the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1931
87 Minutes
lawyer womanizer comedian wife mother-in-law beautiful woman amusing crafty outlandish law office bedroom nightclub house stage infidelity marriage sex look-alikes impersonation deception
A lonely husband whose wife has been away hires a lookalike impersonator to fill his place and fool his mother-in-law while he plays around with a pretty coquette. Confusion prevails when his wife returns that evening.
Comedy
USA
1979
110 Minutes
Susan Saint James Jane Curtin Jessica Lange Richard Benjamin Fred Willard Eddie Albert Dabney Coleman Art Metrano Ronnie Schell Garrett Morris Cathryn Damon
divorcée business owner friend husband boyfriend ex-husband amusing crafty playful quirky mall suburbia house oregon unlikely criminal financial troubles robbery attempt marital problems unwanted pregnancy family dysfunction
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2018
97 Minutes
Shane Jacobson Clayton Jacobson Kim Gyngell Lynette Curran Sarah Snook
brother stepfather mother family dying person unemployed person amusing witty dark tense suspenseful engaging victoria, australia murder plot brother relationship humor comedy vengeance parent/child relationship fall
Two brothers' murder plans go somewhat sideways in this Australian dark comedy.
Comedy
USA
2010
93 Minutes
Emma Stone Penn Badgley Amanda Bynes Dan Byrd Thomas Haden Church Patricia Clarkson Cam Gigandet Lisa Kudrow Malcolm McDowell Aly Michalka Stanley Tucci
teen girl rival best friend virgin teacher parent hilarious engaging positive quirky amusing charming high school office party bedroom california home virginity sex
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Comedy
UK|Ireland|France|USA
1998
91 Minutes
Ian Bannen David Kelly Fionnula Flanagan Susan Lynch James Nesbitt Maura O'Malley Robert Hickey Paddy Ward James Ryland Fintan McKeown Matthew Devitt
lottery winner best friend wife villager farmer claim inspector quirky amusing ireland village household church pub lottery deception death blackmail friendship teamwork quest
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
116 Minutes
George Clooney Matt Damon Andy Garcia Brad Pitt Julia Roberts Casey Affleck Scott Caan Don Cheadle Elliott Gould Eddie Jemison Bernie Mac
ex-convict thief con artist gambler ex-wife acrobat amusing thrilling gutsy intricate casino los angeles las vegas hotel heist con game friendship deception love triangle manipulation
Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Edie Falco Thomas Mann Charlie Tahan Connie Britton Bill Camp Elizabeth Marvel Natalie Gold Josh Pais
retiree wife drug addict teenager father son amusing hilarious emotional raw quirky moving restaurant house kitchen woods hospital bar lifestyle changes adventure
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.
Comedy
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Grant Rosenmeyer Jon Lovitz Anna Maria Horsford Chelsea Tavares Steve Guttenberg Ronald Conner Clem Cheung Billy Dec
collector con artist old woman convict partner love interest brash thrilling suspenseful amusing hilarious offbeat house prison bus living room record store storage closet collection con game
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare, but cursed, 1930s Blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands them in jail, the feud festers for ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|France
2008
95 Minutes
George Clooney Ethan Coen Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Jeffrey DeMunn
cia agent personal trainer friend lawyer cheater quirky witty gym suburbia household car blackmail extortion paranoia murder infidelity robbery temptation escape quest
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Peter Dobson Lara Flynn Boyle Luca Bercovici Danny Nucci Teresa Dispina Sam Vlahos Valente Rodriguez Michael Chieffo Raye Birk Angelina Estrada Janet MacLachlan
grifter bartender wife baseball player priest amusing madcap quirky california house church train scams love triangle marriage catholicism deception miracles temptation forbidden love
Benny, a lonely drifter, is thrown off a train after cheating at cards, and into the life of Tanya, a lovely bartender. Tanya has been supporting her husband, a former ballplayer, since his... See full summary »
Comedy
India
2007
210 Minutes
Sanjay Dutt Aashish Chaudhary Kurush Deboo Riteish Deshmukh Javed Jaffrey Tusshar Kapoor Sohail Khan Murli Sharma Arshad Warsi
young man friend young woman wealthy man don con man amusing hilarious hysterical madcap outlandish india house bungalow criminal headquarters confusion robbery adventure quest pursuit
Four lazy slacker conmen buddies who are jobless, homeless and broke learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and later embark on a race against time to find the mobster's buried treasure and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is hellbent to get the treasure all by himself.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
2004
107 Minutes
Jim Carrey Liam Aiken Emily Browning Kara Hoffman Shelby Hoffman Timothy Spall Catherine O'Hara Billy Connolly Meryl Streep Luis Guzman Jamie Harris
sister brother baby villain uncle aunt amusing quirky engaging house lake attic mansion burning house alternate reality family siblings deception murder bad behavior
A dastardly count (Jim Carrey) plots to steal an inheritance from three young orphans (Liam Aiken, Emily Browning) placed in his care.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
France
2009
105 Minutes
Dany Boon André Dussollier Nicolas Marie Jean-Pierre Marielle Yolande Moreau Julie Ferrier Omar Sy Dominique Pinon Michel Cremades Marie-Julie Baup Urbain Cancelier
clerk victim convict mathematician scavenger friend quirky amusing suspenseful paris airport dump street friendship redemption vengeance outcasts hard times weapons revenge
A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.