The Ladykillers
The greatest criminal minds of all time have finally met their match.
2004 | 104m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 25, 2004 |
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| Director: | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Writer: | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | church choir, garbage, remake, criminal gang, duringcreditsstinger, adoring, amused, wry |
| Production Companies | Mike Zoss Productions, The Jacobson Company, Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $76,700,000
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | Professor G.H. Dorr |
| Irma P. Hall | Marva Munson |
| Marlon Wayans | Gawain MacSam |
| J.K. Simmons | Garth Pancake |
| Tzi Ma | The General |
| Ryan Hurst | Lump Hudson |
| Diane Delano | Mountain Girl |
| George Wallace | Sherriff Wyner |
| John McConnell | Deputy Sheriff |
| Jason Weaver | Weemack Funthes |
| Stephen Root | Fernand Gudge |
| Baadja-Lyne Odums | Rosalie Funthes |
| Walter K. Jordan | Elron |
| George Anthony Bell | Preacher |
| Greg Grunberg | TV Commercial Director |
| Hallie Singleton | Craft Service |
| Robert Baker | Quarterback |
| Blake Clark | Football Coach |
| Amad Jackson | Doughnut Gangster |
| Aldis Hodge | Doughnut Gangster |
| Freda Foh Shen | Doughnut Woman |
| Paula Martin | Gawain's Mama |
| Jeremy Suarez | Li'l Gawain |
| Te Te Benn | Gawain's Sister |
| Khalil East | Gawain's Brother |
| Jennifer Echols | Waffle Hut Waitress |
| Nita Norris | Tea Lady |
| Rappin' Granny | Tea Lady |
| Maryn Tasco | Tea Lady |
| Muriel Whitaker | Tea Lady |
| Jessie Bailey | Tea Lady |
| Louisa Abernathy | Church Voice (voice) |
| Mildred Dumas | Church Voice (voice) |
| Al Fann | Church Voice (voice) |
| Mi Mi Green-Fann | Church Voice (voice) |
| Maurice Watson | Othar |
| Bruce Campbell | Humane Society Worker (uncredited) |
| Michael Dotson | Angry Football Fan (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ethan Coen | Editor, Director, Screenplay |
| Joel Coen | Editor, Director, Screenplay |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| William Rose | Original Film Writer |
| Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Kenneth Anthony | Music |
| Melvin Adams | Music |
| Fernand Bos | Music Editor |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Paul Hsu | Sound Effects Editor |
| Paul Urmson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Peter Chesney | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Hal Levinsohn | Dialogue Editor |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Richard L. Johnson | Supervising Art Director |
| Jeffrey Stern | Dialogue Editor |
| Peter Dress | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Janek Sirrs | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel Coen | Producer |
| Barry Sonnenfeld | Producer |
| Tom Jacobson | Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Barry Josephson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 19 | 39 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 938 | 938 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 497 | 649 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 867 | 867 |
There are some films that ought never to be remade, and many of the charming "Ealing Comedies" are amongst them. This one - originally from 1955 - was maybe not my favourite of these classic stories, but it still in no way deserved this imbecilic remake from the Coen brothers. Tom Hanks ("Prof. Dorr ... ") is a typical Southern gentleman who inveigles his way into the home of elderly Christian lady "Marva Munson" (Irma P. Hall) and under the guise of practising their musical numbers, he and his gang set about committing a daring robbery of a casino located next door. What really wrecks this for me in the constant use of expletives. The original story is simple, slapstick even, with subtly paced humour that allows the story to develop in a gently menacing fashion. This is just a charm-free, in-your-face, frontal attack on your senses that rarely raises a smile, has nothing even remotely touching about it and even the old lady isn't averse to a little bit of angry behaviour that would have had Katie Johnson spinning in her grave. These original films are a crucial piece of the jigsaw puzzle that depicts the evolution of cinema comedy, and this is just a shockingly poor travesty of an adaptation.