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Matchstick Men (2003)

PG-13  |   |  Comedy, Crime, Drama  |  12 September 2003 (USA)
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A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

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Storyline

Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect. These scams net the flim-flam men a few hundred here, another thousand there, which eventually adds up to a lucrative partnership. Roy's private life, however, is not so successful. An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he's forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order. While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he... Written by Sujit R. Varma

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lie cheat steal rinse repeat


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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language | See all certifications »

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$13,087,307 (USA) (12 September 2003)

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$54,290 (Hong Kong) (2 January 2004)
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Beth Grant and Fran Kranz previously appeared in Donnie Darko (2001). They don't share scenes in any of those movies. See more »

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Frank pulls his clip-on tie off of his shirt with his collar buttoned up. In the next shot, his collar is open and unbuttoned. See more »

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In the closing credits, letters such as "M" and "W" are separated lines (presumably matchsticks), much like the type in the main title. See more »

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Perfidia
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Performed by Mantovani & His Orchestra
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Great Movie! - Intriguing characters
26 February 2004 | by (Vancouver, BC) – See all my reviews

I found this movie exciting & fun to watch from beginning to end. The relationship between father & daughter was extremely heartfelt and made the movie tops in my books. Amazing performance by Alison Lohman; I can't wait to see her in Big Fish. One of Nicolas Cage's better performances. In retrospect the plot is a bit far-fetched but makes up with excellent character development and emotion. Perfect movie for a father/daughter to watch together. I easily give it 9/10.


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