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The Ladykillers
Why this pick
Its elaborate comic plotting, stylized old-fashioned world, and cheerfully cruel clash between innocent decency and scheming greed echo the Coens’ screwball satire.
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MOVIE1994 1h 51m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
They took him for a fall guy. He threw them for a hoop.
A satirical comedy about the world of big business and corporate greed. An ambitious but naïve young man rapidly moves up the corporate ladder from the mailroom to the executive suite, unaware that he is part of the board of directors’ nefarious scheme.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Amy Archer
John Mahoney
Chief
Jim True-Frost
Buzz
Steve Buscemi
Beatnik Barman
Anna Nicole Smith
Za-Za
Joanne Pankow
Newsreel Secretary
Stan Adams
Emcee
John Seitz
Benny