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.
Directed by Stephen Frears
based on novel or book
con man
con artist
los angeles, california
horse track
grifter
estafa
neo-noir
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Anjelica Huston
Lilly Dillon
John Cusack
Roy Dillon
Annette Bening
Myra Langtry
Jan Munroe
Guy in bar
Stephen Tobolowsky
Jeweler
Jimmy Noonan
Bartender
Richard Holden
Cop
Henry Jones
Sims
Michael Laskin
Irv
Eddie Jones
Mintz
Sandy Baron
Doctor
Lou Hancock
Nurse
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Donald E. Westlake
Screenplay
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Jim Thompson
Novel
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Kimberly Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Kathleen M. Courtney
Production Coordinator
Mark Bridges
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Popular Reviews
70 reviews
Alex S
7.0★ · 03/10/26
Hate when incest a plot point but it was a decent movie other wise
Hate when incest a plot point but it was a decent movie other wise
pip
4.0★ · 02/18/26
sloppy, boring, profoundly uninterested in its own subject material.
sloppy, boring, profoundly uninterested in its own subject material.
jdrPRO
10.0★ · 01/22/26
i gave you your life twice… i’m asking you to give me mine once. i love anjelica huston, john cusack was so memorable, and annette bening is such a badass.
i gave you your life twice… i’m asking you to give me mine once. i love anjelica huston, john cusack was so memorable, and annette bening is such a badass.
SamueldestroyerPRO
5.0★ · 12/19/25
Super fun concept, but I never felt the stakes and felt like even the serious plot points had a comedic undertone.
Super fun concept, but I never felt the stakes and felt like even the serious plot points had a comedic undertone.
