#46. The Ladykillers (1955)

Ealing Studios

– Director: Alexander Mackendrick

– Metascore: 91

– Runtime: 94 minutes

Starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers, this black comedy tells the story of a group of five men who plan a bank robbery while renting rooms from an elderly widow who believes the men are classical musicians. Alexander Mackendrick directed the original feature, but Joel and Ethan Coen remade the film in 2004 with a cast that included Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, and Irma P. Hall.

You may also like: Hitchcock vs. Spielberg: How the legendary directors stack up