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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) | Top 17% · CriticCrunch

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The Lavender Hill Mob

Movie1951·78 min

The Lavender Hill Mob

Directed by Charles Crichton

An Academy Award-winning comedy crime film directed by Charles Crichton. Winner of Best Original Screenplay, with 1 additional Oscar nomination.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 17%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

295 ratings

About The Lavender Hill Mob

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: ambition hubris, freedom rebellion, mid century, london, paris, strangers forced together, con artist trickster, everyman, heist caper, escape chase, heist robbery

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Details

Director: Charles Crichton
Language: English

Cast

Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Original Screenplay (1952)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1952)

How The Lavender Hill Mob Ranks

All movies

Top 17%

1950s movies

Top 31%

Comedy movies

Top 14%

1950s Comedy movies

Top 47%

★Charles Crichton films#3 of 3

Top 17% All movies.

the vibe

The Lavender Hill Mob Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralgentleeasy to followcomedy-drivenpersonallight

playful

cozy

What it's about

heist caperescape chaseambition hubrisfreedom rebellioncon artisteverymanstrangers forced togetherheist robberylondonparismid-century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful