Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

He chopped down the family tree...

Directed by Robert Hamer

Produced by Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

1949104 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comic murder spree through the English aristocracy, where a wronged man's systematic revenge is undercut by wit, charm, and the complications of the heart.

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.

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  • Is Kind Hearts and Coronets one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Kind Hearts and Coronets sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Kind Hearts and Coronets end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kind Hearts and Coronets violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Kind Hearts and Coronets easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Kind Hearts and Coronets scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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