
Movies that feel likeArsenic and Old Lace (1944)
If you loved Arsenic and Old Lace, the closest films we have are The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) and The Pink Panther (1963). All three share Arsenic and Old Lace's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Mafioso (1962).
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If Arsenic and Old Lace hit the spot, these will too

Both land wit and play at once

Gritty comedy in both cases


Both are Frank Capra's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Arsenic and Old Lace does

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Arsenic and Old Lace does

Crime built on grit, twice over

Witty comedy, and it commits to that
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Playful crime in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: poison

A streak of grit through both

Comedy approached the same way

Frank Capra working the same nerve twice
The difference: Easier on the grit than Arsenic and Old Lace
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