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Also known as Grifters

1990 film by Stephen Frears

Film · TMDB

6.5

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Released: 1990-08-08110 minDir: Stephen FrearsCrime, DramaBox office: $13.4M

Cast

  • Anjelica Huston as Lilly Dillon
  • John Cusack as Roy Dillon
  • Annette Bening as Myra Langtry
  • Jan Munroe as Guy in bar
  • Robert Weems as Racetrack Announcer
  • Stephen Tobolowsky as Jeweler

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • con man
  • con artist
  • los angeles, california
  • horse track
  • grifter
  • estafa
  • neo-noir

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

32,188 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

86/100

Year
1990
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated
R
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 21 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
gambling
Screenwriter
Donald E. Westlake
Cast member
Steve Buscemi
Cinematographer
Oliver Stapleton
Narrative location
Los Angeles
Filming location
Arizona
Duration
110
FilmAffinity ID
931947
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1991-04-18
film editor
Mick Audsley
title
The Grifters
distributed by
Netflix
review score
92%
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