1944 • NR • 1h 58m • English
Arsenic and Old Lace
ComedyCrimeLight and funnySuspensefulDark
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!
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WatchWise Score
66/100
★★★½☆
1,064 votes across 1 source
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- · An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.
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