Rate/Rank Ealing Comedies

[Qrazy]

K my last thread of this nature for a while.

* Hue and Cry (1947)
* Another Shore (1948)
* Passport to Pimlico (1949)
* Whisky Galore! (1949)
* Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
* A Run for Your Money (1949)
* The Magnet (1950)
* The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
* The Man in the White Suit (1951)
* The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
* Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
* The Love Lottery (1954)
* The Maggie (1954)
* The Ladykillers (1955)
* Who Done It? (1956)
* Barnacle Bill (1957)

[Mara]

I have only seen Kind Hearts and Coronets. I love it.

[Qrazy]

1. The Ladykillers (1955)
2. The Maggie (1954)
3. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
4. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
5. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
6. Whisky Galore! (1949)
7. Passport to Pimlico (1949)
8. A Run for Your Money (1949)
9. Hue and Cry (1947)
10. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
11. The Love Lottery (1954)


Frankly I'm not even sure about this ranking except in terms of general preference. I think they're all at least good to great films.

[soitgoes...]

Whisky Galore! (1949) - 6.5
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - 7.5
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 8.5
The Man in the White Suit (1951) - 7.5
The Ladykillers (1955) - 8.0

[Adam]

Oooh, just watched The Man in the White Suit for the first time yesterday and loved it. Can't really rate it against the other ones I've seen, though; it's been too long. Are any of the non-Guinness Ealing comedies especially essential? Qrazy has The Maggie down as the second best out of the whole lot and I've never even heard of it

[Qrazy]

Oooh, just watched The Man in the White Suit for the first time yesterday and loved it. Can't really rate it against the other ones I've seen, though; it's been too long. Are any of the non-Guinness Ealing comedies especially essential? Qrazy has The Maggie down as the second best out of the whole lot and I've never even heard of it

Alexander Mackendrick is the shit. Definitely check it out.

Here's my thread/post (http://www.match-cut.org/showpost.php?p=171109&postcount=17) ranking his films.

[Mysterious Dude]

1. The Man in the White Suit (1951) ****
2. The Maggie (1954) ****
3. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) ****
4. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) ***½
5. Hue and Cry (1947) ***½
6. The Ladykillers (1955) ***½
7. The Magnet (1950) ***

[Qrazy]

I saw some more back when I first made the thread and have now updated my original post.

[Pathétique]

I remember The Ladykillers being a masterpiece, but it's been awhile. I've also seen and liked Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob.