# The Ladykillers (2004)

> An impeccably mannered professor assembles a disastrously eccentric gang for a casino heist, only to find their seemingly harmless landlady is impossible to eliminate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3064

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George Wallace
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335245/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: wry, absurd, macabre, dark comedy night, coen brothers marathon

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