Films about heirs

Films about heirs
List of the best films about the heirs according to the audience: Inheritance, The Cat and the Canary, No One Lives, The Butterfly Effect, My Fair Lady, Coming 2 America, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Ultimate Gift, Arthur, The Lady Eve.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:26

    A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

    A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:45

    A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfather.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman, his family doesn't like.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantastic, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa

    Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:46

    A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:20

    As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:55

      A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama, musical
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      After losing her waitressing job, Katie Franklin takes a job as a caretaker to a wealthy elderly man in his sprawling, empty Chicago estate. The two grow close, but when he unexpectedly passes away and names Katie as his sole heir, she and her husband Adam are pulled into a complex web of lies, deception, and murder. If she's going to survive, Katie will have to question everyone's motives — even the people she loves.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      A renegade reporter and a crazy young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genreaction, drama
      CountryIndia

      Harsha, a multi-millionaire guy who has everything but there is something else he's looking for and in the process he adopts a complete village trying to bring change in the people.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA, Canada

      When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, Hungary, France
      Duration01:44

        Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryFrance, Belgium
        Duration01:53

        Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds himself accused of crimes against humanity by a mysterious witness. To prove his innocence, Largo will have to retrace the steps of his past life, in the heart of the Burmese jungle.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genremelodrama, drama, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:59

        In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrecomedy, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

        Markimdb: 4.3
        Genrecomedy
        CountryFrance
        Duration01:38

        Diagnosed with an incurable illness, Charles, a rugby tycoon who has made a fortune in New Zealand prints an ad in his hometown looking for his sister that he's not seen in fifty years. A notary clerk, believing that Charles has a terminal illness responds to Charles' search for heirs claiming to be his sister. Charles finds that he was misdiagnosed and returns to France to meet his long lost sister.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrecomedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:50

        Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, adventure, cartoon
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:04

        The Story of a powerful king Kochadaiiyaan, and so does his Kingdom. But on a fateful day, one of his close friends plots against him and acquires his kingdom, while he was driven away. Kochadaiiyaan gets a baby boy Rana, who grows up to become a great warrior, and fights and redeems the kingdom that rightfully belongs to him.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:42

        Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

        Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:21

        The Prince of Kiev decided to appoint an heir to the throne, only bad luck - who could it be? A relative, friend of the family or maybe an overseas princess? Without thinking twice, the Prince-Father chooses almost a princess, and most importantly a relative - his niece Zabava. Today, she and her husband, Elisha (do you remember the faithful student of Dobryni Nikitich?), Receive her education in faraway Constantinople, where the treacherous Vasileus rules. In order to return the heiress to her native lands, three heroes are sent in a hurry, and, of course, the main court horse, Julius.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, cartoon
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:53

        6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryFrance, Belgium
        Duration01:21

        Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Getafix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:49

        Vladimir is reaching the end of his life and decides to leave his wealth to his only daughter, cutting out his wife and her son from his will.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:44

        BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, drama
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:00

        The son of a rich businessman struggles to save his father's wealth after his demise. However, he faces many challenges when he becomes the sole breadwinner of his family.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountrySpain

        Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountrySpain
        Duration01:48

        A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genremelodrama, drama, detective
        CountryPortugal, France
        Duration04:32

        The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration00:40

        An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama, history
        CountryFrance, Germany
        Duration02:19

        Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryChina
        Duration02:11

        In 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty is in tatters; infighting snarls the imperial family. Crown Prince Wu Luan loves Little Wan, but his father takes her as his Empress. Wu Luan goes into exile, studying dance and music. His uncle murders his father, taking throne and Empress; uncle sends assassins to kill Wu Luan. The Crown Prince eludes death and comes to court. The Emperor arranges for Little Wan's coronation and dispatches Wu Luan to a distant land; he then calls for a midnight banquet on the 100th day of his rule. Poison, treachery, Wu Luan's return, and the love of the innocent Qing for Wu Luan set up the final entanglements. No Fortinbras or Horatio lay the dead to rest.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:40

        Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, biography
        CountryHong Kong, China
        Duration02:03

        Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.




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