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1. Brewster's Millions (1985)
PG | 102 min | Comedy
A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins
Votes: 43,106 | Gross: $38.80M
2. 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: 10,145 | Gross: $29.31M
3. 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: 20,433 | Gross: $3.44M
4. Anastasia (1956)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 9,320
5. The Bachelor (1999)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A commitment-phobic man goes in search of a bride, including his fed-up girlfriend, to inherit his grandfather's one hundred million dollar inheritance.
Director: Gary Sinyor | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange, Edward Asner
Votes: 19,016 | Gross: $21.76M
6. Scavenger Hunt (1979)
PG | 116 min | Comedy
To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 2,963
7. The Goodwin Games (2013)
30 min | Comedy
Three estranged siblings are brought together once again at their father's funeral. His last will states that they must bond as a family via games thought up by their late father or they won't inherit the $23 million he has left them.
Stars: Becki Newton, Scott Foley, Melissa Tang, T.J. Miller
Votes: 2,746
8. Christmas Inheritance (2017)
TV-PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To be the CEO, an heiress is challenged by her dad to deliver a Christmas letter in person to his ex-partner in their hometown - traveling by bus, incognito and with only $100. Will she learn something from the people there?
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Andie MacDowell, Neil Crone
Votes: 13,377
9. Seven Chances (1925)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Romance
A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Ruth Dwyer, T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards
Votes: 11,735 | Gross: $1.30M
10. Fists in the Pocket (1965)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A young man takes drastic measures to rid his dysfunctional family of its various afflictions.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace
Votes: 4,916
11. Arunachalam (1997)
165 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The movie revolves around Arunachalam (Rajini), who is the son of the VIP of a village who finds out about his past but destiny has its own play.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Rambha, Jaishankar
Votes: 2,588
12. Mr. Billion (1977)
PG | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Family
When an American billionaire dies, his poor Italian nephew inherits everything, provided he can arrive in the USA to claim his inheritance before the deadline but the corporate lawyer-executor tries to steal the inheritance.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Terence Hill, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Gleason, Slim Pickens
Votes: 1,390
13. Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
After a millionaire practical joker dies, his fortune is divided among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.
Director: Mario Zampi | Stars: Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton, George Cole
Votes: 2,064
14. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Western
This saga of the old west involves twin brothers who compete for possession of a rickety cow town founded by their father while a crooked Mayor tries to put an end to the competitors so he can inherit the town himself.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Jim Dale, Darren McGavin, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts
Votes: 1,472
15. 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: 1,101
16. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)
G | 360 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Stars: Michael Benz, Betsy Brantley, George Baker, Bernadette Shortt
Votes: 205
17. Brideless Groom (1947)
Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
To inherit a fortune, Shemp must get married by 6 o'clock that very day, but finding a willing bride proves a challenge.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Dee Green
Votes: 1,233
18. Brewster's Millions (1935)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Musical
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns that he must spend 500,000 pounds in ... See full summary »
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Jack Buchanan, Lili Damita, Nancy O'Neil, Sydney Fairbrother
Votes: 84
19. Rolling in Money (1988)
139 min | Comedy
A slum dweller discovers that his grandfather has left a property of 330 billion rupees for him, but he can own it only if he is able to spend 30 billions in 30 days.
Director: Kawal Sharma | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Poonam Dhillon, Mandakini, Aditya Pancholi
Votes: 417
20. Loose Ankles (1930)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Romance
In this light romantic comedy, 17-year old Loretta Young is cast as wealthy socialite Ann Harper, who has inherited a fortune provided that the family is involved in no scandals appearing ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Wilde | Stars: Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Louise Fazenda, Otis Harlan
Votes: 541
21. The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)
G | 96 min | Comedy, Family
Vernon Praiseworthy is a clumsy but lovable dope who stands to inherit his uncle's fortune. The condition is that he travel the rails as a penniless hobo just as his uncle did in the dark ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Tim Conway, Al Stellone, Ellen Gerstein, Jerry Toomey
Votes: 373
22. Brewster's Millions (1914)
Comedy
Robert Brewster, scion of a well-to-do family, elopes with Louise Sedgewick. Peter Brewster disinherits Robert and refuses to be reconciled to the marriage, and later drives the young ... See full summary »
Directors: Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Edward Abeles, Joseph Singleton, Sydney Deane, Miss Bartholomew
Votes: 54
23. Large (2001)
78 min | Comedy
The son of a '70s rock star has to meet stringent conditions to inherit the family fortune, while his mates and greedy stepmother have other ideas.
Director: Justin Edgar | Stars: Luke de Woolfson, Melanie Gutteridge, Simon Lowe, Lee Oakes
Votes: 283
24. Brewster's Millions (1921)
Passed | 61 min | Comedy
Monte Brewster learns that he has inherited $10 million from his late grandfather, but then learns that he must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried to inherit the rest of the money.
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Betty Ross Clarke, Fred Huntley, Marian Skinner
Votes: 51
25. Power of Love (1993)
85 min | Action
A young girl, Jane gets a job as a maid to a lecherous old billionaire. During her time there he dies, and decides to leave his money to the object of his desire, rather than his own son. ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Wah Leung | Stars: Tong Suen, Rena Otomo, Yu-Lung Hsiao, Kei Foo Chow
Votes: 32
26. The Stork Derby (2002 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama, History
The story of a bizarre bequest of a wealthy late Canadian lawyer: the woman who birthed the most children in the City of Toronto within a certain time period would inherit a fortune in the midst of the Great Depression.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Megan Follows, Pascale Montpetit, Terry Simpson, Kyra Azzopardi
Votes: 83
27. Three on a Spree (1961)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy
A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what you think!
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Jack Watling, Carole Lesley, John Slater, Colin Gordon
Votes: 75
28. Dino Dinero (1990)
Comedy
Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Dolphy, Gretchen Barretto, Romnick Sarmenta, Joonee Gamboa
Votes: 9
29. Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Polly Brewster, a penniless Hollywood model/movie extra inherits one million dollars. But her new lawyer, Tom Hancock, informs her that she has to spend it all within 30 days to inherit $5 ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Warner Baxter, Ford Sterling, George Beranger
Votes: 24
30. Les cinq sous de Lavarède (1939)
125 min | Comedy
Some try to travel around the world with a time constraint, but Lavarède has to perform an even harder task than Phineas Fogg. His assignment is to go around the globe with a mere five ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Cammage | Stars: Fernandel, Josette Day, Andrex, Félix Oudart
Votes: 113
31. Romance Revier (1934)
Passed | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Bud arrives for the reading of his late uncle's will. But his other uncle has already seen the will and he will receive the estate only if Bud is married. Finding Bud unmarried, he has a plan that will force Bud into a quick marriage.
Director: Harry S. Webb | Stars: Fred Humes, Ben Corbett, Renee Borden, Franklyn Farnum
Votes: 11
32. Poikamies-pappa (1941)
85 min | Comedy, War
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Sirkka Sipilä, Leo Lähteenmäki, Annakaarina, Joel Rinne
Votes: 54
33. To Heir Is Human (1944)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Harry finds out he is the missing heir to an estate, and is summoned to an old, spooky mansion to collect his inheritance.
Director: Harold Godsoe | Stars: Una Merkel, Harry Langdon, Christine McIntyre, Eddie Gribbon
Votes: 25
34. Brainwrap (2008 Video)
Comedy
Three siblings have 48 hours to prove that they meet the requirements outlined in their late father's will in order to inherit the millions of dollars he left behind. The will further ... See full summary »
Director: John Taylor | Stars: Thomas J. Smith, Libby McDermott, Nick Butts, Keith Prichard
Votes: 10
35.
Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Inheritance
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Friar Tuck saves a young woman from being attacked in the forest and brings her back to the outlaws' camp. In the middle of the night, the woman wakes Robert and identifies herself as the ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Cyril Cusack, Cathryn Harrison, Jeremy Sinden, Derrick O'Connor
Votes: 121
36.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part One
(1964)
TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Tod and Linc, now working in Tampa, Florida, encounter a remarkable family of oddballs who have gathered there for a funeral and the reading of a will.
Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Roger C. Carmel, Alex Cord
Votes: 61
37.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
Jim's Inheritance
(1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
After Jim's father dies he is visited by the probate for his father's estate.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza
Votes: 175
38.
Sanditon (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2023)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
Charlotte comes back to the Regency era seaside resort -- fiancé in tow. Seeing Colbourne again leaves her feeling uncertain. Georgiana receives a shocking threat to her fortune. Edward tries to prove to Lady Denham that he's a changed and different man.
Director: Jennie Paddon | Stars: Rose Williams, Cai Brigden, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 412
39.
Zorro (2024– )
Episode:
Desenmascarados
(2024)
Action
The Bear Clan demands Diego prove his loyalty. To avoid their test, he must find the killers before the deadline. Lolita questions Diego about Zorro's true identity.
Directors: José Luis Alegría, Javier Quintas | Stars: Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita
Votes: 97