Quick Info
- Year
- 1944
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Duration
- 118 min
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $1.1M
External Ratings
IMDb7.6
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes76%
📺 Where to Watch
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Our Rating
7.7/10
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Overview
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
Rating Breakdown
Story
7.7
Acting
7.8
Direction
7.6
Cinematography
7.4
Music
7.2
✓Pros
- Strong direction
- Compelling story
- Great performances
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
