Movies Like Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 comedy, crime film from Robert Hamer with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Priscilla and 48 Hrs..

Comedy Crime

Priscilla

2023

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

6.8

MagicScore

48 Hrs.

1982

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

6.7

MagicScore

Howards End

1992

A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.

7.0

MagicScore

A Room with a View

1986

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

6.9

MagicScore

The Night of the Hunter

1955

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

7.9

MagicScore

The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

1960

A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.

8.0

MagicScore

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

7.5

MagicScore

Sightseers

2012

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

6.3

MagicScore

Clay Pigeons

1998

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with the affair. Clay unknowingly befriends a serial killer named Lester Long who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Westfront 1918

1930

A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Cry-Baby

1990

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Tolkien

2019

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Duck Soup

1933

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

1958

As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued from the sea attempt to warn him of their mutual kidnapper's intentions to dominate the world with a new and more-deadly-yet weapon.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Shootist

1976

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Where Angels Fear to Tread

1991

An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her straitlaced family's wishes.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Scream 4

2011

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott has put herself back together thanks to her writing. However, her return to Woodsboro sparks the return of the Ghostface Killer.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Kind Hearts and Coronets?

The top films similar to Kind Hearts and Coronets by MovieMagicScore are Priscilla (6.8), 48 Hrs. (6.7), Howards End (7.0). Each shares comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Kind Hearts and Coronets worth watching?

Kind Hearts and Coronets holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 576 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Kind Hearts and Coronets?

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) is a comedy, crime film directed by Robert Hamer, starring Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood.

Where can I find more recommendations like Kind Hearts and Coronets?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Kind Hearts and Coronets

This ranked list pairs Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), a comedy and crime film from Robert Hamer, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dennis Price take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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