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The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir [1] crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. [2]
The Grifters: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe. A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
The story of "The Grifters" comes from a pulp novel by the recently rediscovered Jim Thompson, a poet of film noir whose books exist in a world of cynicism and despair, where characters put up a big front but are being gnawed inside by fear, guilt and low self-esteem.
Hard-as-nails Lily Dillon (Anjelica Huston) works as a swindler for dangerous bookie Bobo (Pat Hingle), probably the only man she fears. Arriving in...
A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. Lilly works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track.
The Grifters (1990) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 29, 2014 · Starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening, The Grifters is about a small-time cheat Roy Dillon who winds up in the hospital following an unsuccessful...
Wonderfully eccentric. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 9, 2023. Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Frears has taken many liberties with the book, and the movie is, something rather...
The Grifters. The acclaimed hit thriller that asks "who's conning who," with its irresistibly entertaining tale of a small-time "grifter" caught in a web of passion and mistrust. Woot!
The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and stars John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening.
