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1. The Ultimate Gift (2006)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 20,456 | Gross: $3.44M
2. Mousehunt (1997)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 60,545 | Gross: $61.92M
3. What a Way to Go! (1964)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin
Votes: 5,735 | Gross: $13.30M
4. Easy Money (1983)
R | 95 min | Comedy
To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard-living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before they get the best of him.
Director: James Signorelli | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara
Votes: 10,156 | Gross: $29.31M
5. Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond
Votes: 105,722 | Gross: $68.22M
6. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,062 | Gross: $0.96M
7. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
R | 120 min | Drama
Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen
Votes: 14,940
8. The Family Vice (1975)
90 min | Comedy
Giosuè, a noble industrialist of the spaghetti of the Venetian province is about to die and his half-sister, Magda, his wife, Ines, and daughter, Suzie, the result of an old flirtation of ... See full summary »
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Juliette Mayniel, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 329
9. Ghost in a Teeny Bikini (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A B-movie actress and her director boyfriend go to the spooky mansion of her rich uncle for the reading of his will, while her uncle's scheming lawyer and a sexy, playful female ghost vie to control the inheritance.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Christine Nguyen, Nicole Sheridan, Voodoo, Brad Bartram
Votes: 670
10. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery
Votes: 3,771
11. Perry Mason Returns (1985 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When his former secretary Della Street is accused of murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Katt, Holland Taylor
Votes: 990
12. The Cat and the Canary (1978)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Mystery, Horror
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
Director: Radley Metzger | Stars: Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller
Votes: 1,673
13. House on Hooter Hill (2007 Video)
78 min | Fantasy, Horror
A house haunted by the sensual spirit of its drop-dead gorgeous, recently deceased owner becomes the setting for paranormal activity and ultra-erotic sensations that are out of this world.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Glori-Anne Gilbert, Kris Slater, Taylor Wayne, Danny Pape
Votes: 269
14. Shadow of Fear (1955)
76 min | Mystery
A college student returns home to attend her father's funeral and begins to suspect her stepmother of foul play.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Mona Freeman, Jean Kent, Maxwell Reed, Hugh Miller
Votes: 209
15. Crowhaven Farm (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Horror
A young couple inherits a farm. Hoping that the rural location might help to patch up their strained marriage, they move into it, only to be confronted by the supernatural forces that inhabit it.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Hope Lange, Paul Burke, Lloyd Bochner, John Carradine
Votes: 1,020
16. Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (1990)
PG | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
A tycoon's children and creditors compete for his money in an athletic contest.
Director: Willy Bogner | Stars: Roger Moore, Shari Belafonte, Simon Shepherd, Uwe Ochsenknecht
Votes: 1,100
17. The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)
Approved | 84 min | Horror
Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.
Director: Del Tenney | Stars: Roy Scheider, Helen Waren, Robert Milli, Margot Hartman
Votes: 841
18. Blood Mania (1970)
R | 81 min | Horror
A sex-crazed nympho helps speed along her father's death so she can use the inheritance to help out her depraved boyfriend.
Director: Robert Vincent O'Neil | Stars: Peter Carpenter, Maria De Aragon, Vicki Peters, Reagan Wilson
Votes: 1,082
19. The Doll of Satan (1969)
90 min | Horror
A couple travels to a castle for the reading of the will of the woman's recently deceased wealthy uncle. It turns out that he left her the castle and its grounds. She is persuaded by ... See full summary »
Director: Ferruccio Casapinta | Stars: Erna Schurer, Roland Carey, Aurora Battista, Aurora Bautista
Votes: 504
20. The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (2012)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a mythical device from ancient times is rebuilt by a group of Confederates who feel the Civil War never ended, Mickey Matson and his newfound friend, Sully, must follow a series of ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Cronk | Stars: Derek Brandon, Francesca Derosa, Patrika Darbo, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 791
21. Secrets of a Chambermaid (2000)
R | 99 min | Drama
After a rich woman dies, her friends and relatives meet at her mansion to await the reading of her will. Over the evening, many of them hook up and have a passionate night together, including the maid. But someone's watching them.
Director: Adele Bertei | Stars: Michael Ensign, Johnny Green, Gladise Jiminez, Amy Lindsay
Votes: 429
22. The Weekend Murders (1970)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Anna Moffo, Ida Galli, Gastone Moschin, Peter Baldwin
Votes: 589
23. Please Believe Me (1950)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
An English woman, inherits a Texas Ranch and heads to America. A gambler in debt pursues her, so does a bachelor on the hunt, who is traveling with his lawyer, to whom Kirbe is most attracted. Unfortunately, he thinks she's running a scam.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens, Peter Lawford
Votes: 650
24. Dim Sum Funeral (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about a group of estranged Chinese-American siblings who reunite after the death of their mother.
Director: Anna Chi | Stars: Bai Ling, Steph Song, Talia Shire, Russell Wong
Votes: 747
25. Huckleberry Finn (1975 TV Movie)
PG | 78 min | Adventure
Huckleberry Finn, a knavish boy weary of social expectations and his cruel, selfish father, floats a raft down the Mississippi River. With him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Huck realizes he must help Jim make it to freedom.
Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Ron Howard, Don Most, Royal Dano, Antonio Fargas
Votes: 206
26. Psycho Sister-In-Law (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After the death of their father, the half sister of a father-to-be moves into her half-brother and his wife's happy home and brings danger as she seeks to claim the full inheritance.
Director: Jake Helgren | Stars: Andrea Bowen, Lydia Hearst, Brando Eaton, Diora Baird
Votes: 226
27. Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Lang, William Janney
Votes: 2,109
28. Castle of Evil (1966)
Unrated | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The relatives of a recently deceased man named Kovac gather at is creepy mansion for the reading of the will. Before the will can be read, however, the relatives began to be murdered one by one.
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Scott Brady, Virginia Mayo, David Brian, Lisa Gaye
Votes: 314
29. The Oval Portrait (1973)
86 min | Horror
A woman finds herself possessed by the soul of another woman trapped inside a painting.
Director: Rogelio A. González | Stars: Wanda Hendrix, Barry Coe, Gisele MacKenzie, Maray Ayres
Votes: 64
30. Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Mystery
In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two rival reporters compete for the story.
Director: Larry Blamire | Stars: Jim Beaver, Jennifer Blaire, Larry Blamire, Bob Burns
Votes: 774
31. Deed Poll (2004)
42 min | Drama, Short, Thriller
Two drug-addicted, incestuous, rich siblings kill a call-boy to make playing cards out of his skin.
Director: Ingo J. Biermann | Stars: Barbara Kowa, Rainer-Maria Wittenauer, André Schneider, Gianni Meurer
Votes: 296
32. Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970)
148 min | Comedy, Romance
Sunil is an army officer, and has had numerous affairs with a number of attractive young women. One day he meets with beautiful Anuradha, and falls in love with her. Anuradha too loves him,... See full summary »
Director: Bhappi Sonie | Stars: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Rajendranath Malhotra, Helen
Votes: 114
33. Who Wants Me Dead? (2020)
86 min | Thriller
Following the death of her sister Nikki, whom she hadn't seen since they were little, Carly is shocked to discover that she has become the guardian of her sister's adopted daughter, Mallie.
Director: Lisa France | Stars: Karynn Moore, Jade Harlow, Rosalie McIntire, Robert Adamson
Votes: 275
34. A Reason (2014)
R | 112 min | Drama
Serena, a young, gay introvert and her controlling older brother Nathan, are forced to endure a dreaded family gathering at the house of their elegant elderly Aunt Irene to hear the reading of her will - setting off an unexpected course of events that ultimately forces the clan to reevaluate their views on love, forgiveness, and family.
Director: Dominique Schilling | Stars: Magda Apanowicz, Nick Eversman, Marion Ross, Roxanne Hart
Votes: 121 | Gross: $0.01M
35. Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Music, Western
Roy edits a small town newspaper. A rancher is murdered, and his fortune is inherited by a young boy. Editor Roy, with the assistance (?) of big city reporter Dale, brings the killers to justice.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dale Evans
Votes: 279
36. The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Porky and his family are the target of a monster who wants their inheritance.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Shirley Reed
Votes: 547
37. Celebrity Murder Mystery (2020)
90 min | Crime, Game-Show, Reality-TV
6 celebrities travel back in time to the 1920s for the ultimate murder mystery weekend at a country house. Can the celebrity contestants find the killer in just four days utilising their wits and scientific techniques of the period?
Stars: Richard Coles, Keith Duffy, Sheila Ferguson, Su Pollard
Votes: 21
38. Milap (1955)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, K.N. Singh, Johnny Walker
Votes: 22
39. The Country Cousin (2011 Video)
54 min | Adventure
A country cousin unexpectedly shows up at a beautiful blonde's mansion for the reading of a rich uncle's will resulting in plenty of bondage for the newcomer, her wealthy relation and a ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Ariel Anderssen, Goldie Blair, Ikaras Jones, Santana
40. Pekka ja Pätkä miljonääreinä (1958)
98 min | Comedy
Director: Armand Lohikoski | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski, Armas Jokio
Votes: 300
41. The Wind Blows Where It Wishes (2011)
32 min | Short, Drama
Carla Durkow (Maya Baruch) is a filmmaker from Istanbul who screens her latest work, entitled Farewell Mighty Spirit, at a Philadelphia art gallery. Her film-within-a-film details the ... See full summary »
Director: John Gross | Stars: Elizabeth Abate, Will Akers, William Cully Allen, Christian Alsis
Votes: 5
42.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Suitable for Framing
(1971)
PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Peter Falk, Ross Martin, Don Ameche, Kim Hunter
Votes: 3,598
43.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(1994)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The tyrannical patriarch of a dysfunctional but wealthy family summons his adult children for a Christmas reunion, but prior to the holiday his throat is slashed apparently by one of them.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Simon Roberts
Votes: 2,582
44.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
After the Funeral
(2006)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Anthony, Robert Bathurst, Anna Calder-Marshall
Votes: 2,584
45.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Craig's Will
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Thomas Craig is feeling pretty good about himself. His rich uncle has just died and knowing that he is the only living relative, expects to inherit the family fortune. He's thrown for a ... See full summary »
Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dick Van Dyke, Stella Stevens, Paul Stewart
Votes: 434
46.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Perfect Murder
(1956)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Worried that their Aunt Rosalie doesn't really like them, brothers Paul and Henri set out to get their hands on her fortune any way they can.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hurd Hatfield, Mildred Natwick, Philip Coolidge
Votes: 896
47.
Becker (1998–2004)
Episode:
The Hypocratic Oath
(2000)
TV-PG | Comedy
Reggie and a fellow student study rat behavior using a maze. Coincidentally, John's waiting room turns into a maze of boxes when Linda orders too many supplies. Margaret learns that a former patient died and has included her in her will.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith
Votes: 124
48.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Episode:
Naples
(1956)
Adventure, Family
The reading of a wealthy banker's will in Naples, Italy, produces unexpected results. The Count investigates and finds danger and deceit.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Hildy Christian
Votes: 6
49.
Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode:
Legacy
(1983)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
After Pam leaves Southfork, Holly gets the cold shoulder in her chance meeting with Bobby, as he's beginning to think the only thing left for him to do is throw himself into the fight for ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Duffy | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman
Votes: 120
50.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Great Petrie Fortune
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob inherits an old roll-top desk from his late great-uncle Hezekiah that contains "wealth" of some sort hinted at in a song.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 295