The Big Con (18 titles)

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The Spanish Prisoner

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• The Spanish Prisoner on DVD (1998)
  Starring: Ben Gazzara,  Felicity Huffman,  Ricky Jay
  Director: David Mamet
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  Moody, austere, and unabashedly clever, THE SPANISH PRISONER is familiar ground for puzzle-loving writer-director David Mamet. Campbell Scott plays the Hitchcockian hero Joe Ross, an unassuming fall guy who has invented a mysterious process worth an unnamed, but presumably enormous, figure. Joe's ..read more »
  
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The Sting

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• The Sting on DVD (1973)
  Starring: Paul Newman,  Robert Redford,  Robert Shaw
  Director: George Roy Hill
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  Hoping that box-office lighting might strike twice, George Roy Hill again joined forces with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who star as con men Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in THE STING. In the Chicago of the 1930s, Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 75% from 10,833 members

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The Grifters

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• The Grifters on DVD (1990)
  Starring: Annette Bening,  John Cusack,  Anjelica Huston
  Director: Stephen Frears
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  Based on the novel by Jim Thompson, THE GRIFTERS tells the story of three desperate con artists based in the seedy underworld of Los Angeles. Described as an erotic thriller.
  
  Rate this: 66% from 1,813 member

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Pickpocket

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• Pickpocket on DVD (1959)
  Starring: Martin LaSalle,  Marika Green,  Pierre Leymarie
  Director: Robert Bresson
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  Inspired by Dostoevsky’s 'Crime and Punishment', Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket tells the story of Michel (Martin Lasalle), a solitary young man who embarks upon a life of petty theft. Plying his trade on the city streets, racetracks and Métro system of Paris, Michel hones his sleight-of-hand skills ..read more »
  
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Nine Queens

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• Nine Queens on DVD (2002)
  Starring: Gaston Pauls,  Leticia Bredice,  Ricardo Darin
  Director: Fabian Bielinsky
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  Fabian Bielinsky's directorial debut is an electrifying crime thriller that deserves to join the ranks as a classic of the genre--along with David Mamet's HOUSE OF GAMES and Bryan Singer's THE USUAL SUSPECTS. Set in a Buenos Aires that is on the verge of economic collapse, the film tells the story ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 71% from 6,433 members

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Rounders

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• Rounders on DVD (1998)
  Starring: Matt Damon,  Edward Norton,  John Turturro
  Director: John Dahl
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  Damon is Mike McDermott, a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 68% from 5,107 members

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House Of Games

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• House Of Games on DVD (1987)
  Starring: Joe Mantegna,  Lindsay Crouse,  Mike Nussbaum
  Director: David Mamet
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  David Mamet's directorial debut finds him exploring his abiding interest in deception and inviting his audience to be prepared for endless twists and turns. The film is a character study of Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), a psychiatrist and best-selling author specializing in addictive ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 63% from 2,076 members

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The Last Seduction

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• The Last Seduction on DVD (1994)
  Starring: Linda Fiorentino,  Peter Berg,  Bill Pullman
  Director: John Dahl
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  The director of "Red Rock West" delivers this unusual thriller about a femme fatale who absconds with her husband's drug money. Fiorentino is enchantingly wicked as the cold-blooded beauty who uses men like toys.
  
  Rate this: 61% from 4,184 members

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Matchstick Men

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• Matchstick Men on DVD (2003)
  Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Sam Rockwell,  Alison Lohman
  Director: Ridley Scott
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  Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) is a conman and trickster who has had to overcome enormous problems with obsessive-compulsive disorder in order to stay on top of his game. His partner in crime, Frank Mercer (Sam Rockwell), helps him run a daily business conning housewives out of their money with ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 65% from 23,037 members

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The Cincinnati Kid

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• The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
  Starring: Steve McQueen,  Edward G.Robertson
  Director: Norman Jewison
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  An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
  
  Rate this: 69% from 225 members
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Average rating for this collection:   80% from 14 members

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