Max Bialystock is a washed up Broadway producer forced to romance old ladies to finance his plays. When timid accountant Leo Bloom is brought in to do his books, he inadvertently reveals to Bialystock that a producer can earn more money with a flop than a hit…

First inspiring a Broadway musical, then later a film remake of said musical, The Producers is a true phenomenon: it lives up to and even exceeds the hype. A perfect turn from Gene Wilder, among countless other virtues, certifies this cult classic as one of the funniest films of all time.