Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

What to watch after Kind Hearts and Coronets

• The Ladykillers (1955) — Same subject: widow
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — Same feel: smart, whimsical
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Same subject: england
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Same subject: poison
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• Murder by Death (1976) — Same feel: satirical, smart