Inheritance movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant inheritance movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good, captivating, light and funny films and TV shows about / with inheritance, family relations, love, couples, parents and children, last will and testament, disorder, love and romance, society and money plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as inheritance: The Ultimate Gift (2006), Secrets of a Chambermaid (2000), Running Wilde (2010), People Like Us (2012), Greedy (1994), Howards End (1992), Are You Here (2013), Grandmother's Gold (2018), I Have Found It (2000), The Family Jewels (1965).

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The Ultimate Gift (2006)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: 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.
Style: inspirational, touching, sincere, emotional, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, adult
Plot: self discovery, terminal illness, inheritance, christian, lawyer, ranch, life is a bitch, cancer, introspection, youth, friendship, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2006
Place: tibet, south america, ecuador, texas
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Secrets of a Chambermaid (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In this erotically-charged drama, a group of people are gathered at a secluded mansion to hear the reading of a rich man's will. The assembled guests are to stay the night and learn of their inheritance the next day, but as the night wears on, ...
Style: sexy, erotic, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: erotica, sexual content, inheritance, sex, voyeur, bdsm, lesbian sex, lesbian, surveillance, last will and testament, voyeurism, secretly observing ...
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Running Wilde (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Running Wilde is an American comedy television series created by Mitchell Hurwitz for the Fox Network. It stars Will Arnett as Steve Wilde, a self-centered, idle bachelor and heir to an oil fortune. The series follows Wilde's awkward attempts ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot: inheritance, love and romance, family relations, fall in love, opposites attract, environmentalism, billionaire, mogul, parents and children, society, wooing, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, beverly hills
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 7.0
 44K
People Like Us (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 114 min.
Story: It tells the story of a struggling man who, after flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew ...
Style: touching, sentimental, intense, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: family secret, salesman, family bonds, relationships, father son relationship, family relations, funeral, single mother, introspection, family problems, siblings relations, family life ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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 6.3
 16K
Greedy (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, surprise ending, feel good ...
Plot: wealth, greed, millionaire, uncle nephew relationship, bowling, eccentric family, family relations, last will and testament, family gatherings, vandalism, grandfather, parents and children ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: washington d.c.
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 7.4
 36K
Howards End (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist ...
Style: romantic, costume drama, emotional, period piece, stylized ...
Audience: date night
Plot: english countryside, estate, wealthy family, sister sister relationship, family drama, infidelity, inheritance, dysfunctional family, greed, character study, country house, rich snob ...
Time: 1910s, turn of the century, edwardian era, 19th century, year 1992 ...
Place: england, britain, oxford university, london
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 5.3
 17K
Are You Here (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to Ben's childhood home. Once there, they discover Ben has inherited the family fortune, and the ...
Style: light, funny, intense, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: friendship, existentialism, eccentricity, family drama, mental illness, family relations, homecoming, road trip, childhood friend, womanizer, relationships, friends ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa, virginia, maryland
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Grandmother's Gold (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A brother and sister embark on a journey to retrieve an inheritance from their grandmother in the wake of economic collapse and impending apocalypse.
Style: not serious, feel good, captivating, humorous, funny ...
Plot: inheritance, road trip, family relations, sibling relationship, estranged family member, puzzle, grandmother, apocalypse, brother sister relationship, heir, heiress, humour ...
Time: future
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I Have Found It (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors. Sowmya (Tabu) attracts the attention of aspiring film director Manohar (Ajith), while wounded Captain Bala (Mammootty) falls for her younger, hopelessly romantic ...
Style: captivating, semi serious, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: inheritance, love triangle, sister sister relationship, couples, family relations, filmmaking, siblings relations, soldier, love and romance, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, marriage proposal ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, asia
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The Family Jewels (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
Style: cult classic, parody, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: clown, uncle niece relationship, inheritance, orphan, gangster, ocean, silly humor, babies and infants, rise to the top, misfit, heroes, goofy hero ...
Time: 60s
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 5.1
 34K
Toys (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.
Style: stylized, melancholic, light, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot: toys, good versus evil, inheritance, childhood, family relations, anti war, sibling relationship, rivalry, parents and children, family life, innocence lost, business ...
Time: year 1992, 20th century
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Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sweet
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: talking dog, pets, dog, inheritance, friendship, mischievous children, cons and scams, danger, golden retriever, family relations, disorder, friends ...
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Christmas Inheritance (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: To inherit her father's company, socialite Ellen must first visit his small hometown, where she learns the value of hard work and helping others.
Style: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: christmas, true love, christmas romance, inheritance, snowstorm, fish out of water, father daughter relationship, small town, new year, snow, holiday, xmas ...
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The Inheritance (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management of the family industry which is in danger of bankruptcy. He is torn ...
Style: enigmatic, meditative, serious, sincere, stylized ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, secrets, suicide, family business, family life, adultery, family problems, family values, inheritance, parents and children, crumbling marriage, love and romance ...
Place: stockholm sweden, europe, denmark, south of france, copenhagen
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 7.4
 4K
Family Tree (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and ...
Style: mockumentary, realistic, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot: inheritance, self discovery, down on your luck, research, family relations, eccentric family, thirtysomething life, surprising revelation, hopes, dating, profanity, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Brewster's Millions (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's ...
Style: feel good, funny, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: baseball, millionaire, greed, rags to riches, hotel, lawyer, heir, baseball player, african american, farce, childhood, inheritance ...
Time: 80s
Place: new jersey, new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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The Goodwin Games (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Goodwin siblings return home after their father's death, and unexpectedly find themselves poised to inherit a vast fortune – if they adhere to their late father's wishes. Where there's a will, there's a way. And when that ...
Style: sitcom, sentimental, not serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: heir, death of father, sibling relationship, siblings relations, family values, contests and competitions, family relations, reconciliation, eccentric family, ambition, rivalry, inheritance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new hampshire
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 7.1
 701
Falcon Crest (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The war of justice and power between two women who have stolen from each other's lives - The battle two young persons have to give for their love in the midst of this war - The big secret left behind a death - Melek (Ebru Özkan) falling into ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, soap opera
Plot: true love, feud, inheritance, star crossed lovers, family problems, forbidden love, family secret, love story, romantic relationship, family disapproval, love interest, relationship problems ...
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 8.1
 26K
War & Peace (2016)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 380 min.
TV show
Story: Sumptuous BBC mini-series following the fortunes and the rise and fall of five aristocratic families in the waning days of imperial Russia.
Style: epic, captivating, stylized, serious, emotional ...
Plot: imperial russia, napoleonic wars, society, inheritance, love story, tragic love, wartime life, love and romance, illegitimate son, courage, aristocracy, couples ...
Time: 1800s, 18th century, 19th century, regency period
Place: russia
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 8.2
 979
Real Love (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: True love threatens to tear a family apart in this epic Mexican serial set in the 1800s. Rich and beautiful Matilde falls in love with Adolfo, but her mother, Augusta, disapproves of the relationship when she learns Adolfo is poor. Augusta forces ...
Style: serious, stylized, emotional, soap opera, novela ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: family disapproval, true love, bankruptcy, forbidden love, power of love, against the odds, social differences, love triangle, intrigue, society, couples, family relations ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mexico, latin america
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 6.6
 285K
John Carter (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and ...
Style: epic, entertaining, exciting, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot: mars, alien, monster, space travel, heroic mission, danger, space opera, mysterious planet, distant planet, imaginary kingdom, steampunk, battles ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, future, 19th century, 1870s ...
Place: virginia, arizona, new york, space western
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 7.9
 766K
Knives Out (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his ...
Style: atmospheric, exciting, captivating, detective, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens, boys' night ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder, death, murder investigation, mansion, mystery killer, eccentric family, large family, plot twist, suspect ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, future, 21st century
Place: usa, new england, massachusetts
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 5.0
 317
Widow's Kiss (1996)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Haunted by his mother's recent death, a young man becomes suspicious of his wealthy father's sexy, new bride. When his father dies mysteriously, the boy decides to investigate.
Style: sexy, enigmatic, psychological, captivating, tension ...
Plot: widow, erotica, fatal attraction, stepmother stepson relationship, paranoid, seduction, older woman younger man sex, sex, investigation, suspicion, death, marriage ...
Time: 90s
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 5.9
 9K
French Exit (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the ...
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, anamorphic, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: widow, inheritance, mother son relationship, cat, coming of age, social problems, money problems, family problems, financial problem, lifestyle, family relations, family life ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: paris france, manhattan new york city, new york, france
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The Three Brothers (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Plot: inheritance, trial, on the run, disorder, family problems, family relations, partner, cons and scams, money, brother brother relationship, little boy, misfit ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: france, europe, paris france
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The Night Walker (1964)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Style: surreal, slasher, psychedelic, suspense, grindhouse ...
Plot: nightmare, dream, murder, disfigurement, laboratory, wedding ceremony, inheritance, recurring nightmare, blindness, betrayal, lawyer, mansion ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
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 5.3
 863
The Château (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited.
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, independent film ...
Plot: fish out of water, estate, nothing goes right, comedy of errors, society, switching roles, odd couple, disorder, love affair, culture clash, farce, master and servant ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: france, europe, los angeles, barcelona, spain
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When her great aunt dies famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town to Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house a witches cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream ...
Style: gothic, parody, spoof, black comedy, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: witchcraft, goth, inheritance, magic, hostess, witch, small town, female protagonist, good versus evil, demon, halloween, big breasts ...
Time: 80s
Place: las vegas, usa, new england, massachusetts
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 5.8
 152K
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for ...
Style: funny, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: inheritance, justice, love and romance, rags to riches, greed, happy ending, rise to the top, small town life, fall in love, dishonesty, disorder, betrayal ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: new hampshire, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Style: romantic, feel good, witty, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: lawyer, battle of the sexes, opposites attract, infidelity, love at first sight, marriage, divorce, manipulation, screwball, dishonesty, adultery, farce ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, las vegas ...
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