The Lavender Hill Mob
Taste attributes: comedycrimebusinessfastfresh & originalunsavourylightlinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!"
Boxlist takeA fast-moving, fresh crime comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 156 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1951
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Ealing Studios
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
