The Ladykillers

A strict religious widow unknowingly rents a room to a gang of criminals who plan to steal money from a nearby casino, but her interference and a series of mishaps lead to the gangs downfall and the stolen money being donated to a Bible college. The Ladykillers is a 2004 American English-language Comedy Crime film featuring Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J. K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Michael Dotson. The movie is based on The Ladykillers by William Rose. Touchstone Pictures in association with Tom Jacobson Productions. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tom Jacobson, Barry Sonnenfeld and Barry Josephson. The Ladykillers is written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen and William Rose and it is directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. Buena Vista Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Ladykillers was released on 26th March 2004 and takes a screen time of 104 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Ladykillers was made on a budget of $35 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $76 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Cinematography was done by Roger Deakins and editing by Roderick Jaynes. The music was composed by Carter Burwell.