# Movies like Arsenic and Old Lace

> Films most similar to Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/arsenic-and-old-lace-1944/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Ball of Fire](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ball-of-fire-1941/)** (1941) — ★ 7.4 · 241 votes · bittersweet, comfort-cult, playful
- **[It Happened One Night](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/it-happened-one-night-1934/)** (1934) — ★ 7.8 · 1,394 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Kind Hearts and Coronets](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kind-hearts-and-coronets-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 7.6 · 601 votes · pitch-black, playful
- **[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 7.3 · 4,472 votes · playful
- **[A Fish Called Wanda](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-fish-called-wanda-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 7.2 · 2,414 votes · pitch-black, playful
- **[The Ladykillers](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-ladykillers-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.3 · 539 votes · pitch-black, playful
- **[The Lavender Hill Mob](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-lavender-hill-mob-1951/)** (1951) — ★ 7.2 · 284 votes · cozy, playful
- **[We're No Angels](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/we-re-no-angels-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.2 · 207 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mr-deeds-goes-to-town-1936/)** (1936) — ★ 7.5 · 405 votes · cozy, uplifting
- **[You Can't Take It with You](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/you-can-t-take-it-with-you-1938/)** (1938) — ★ 7.5 · 450 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[Monsieur Verdoux](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/monsieur-verdoux-1947/)** (1947) — ★ 7.7 · 472 votes · cerebral, pitch-black
- **[Oliver Twist](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/oliver-twist-1948/)** (1948) — ★ 7.6 · 253 votes · bittersweet, dread

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