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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 110

Budget: -

Revenue: $13,446,769

Language: en

Webpage: -

Release Info

  • 1990-09-14
     R

  • 1991-02-22
     18

  • 1991-04-19
     M/16

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Alternative Titles

  • The Grifters
Content Score: 100

(1990)

6.5/10 (32 votes)

Overview

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

Tagline

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who's conning who?

Crew

Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: ,

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Cast

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston
as Lilly Dillon

John Cusack

John Cusack
as Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

Annette Bening
as Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe

Jan Munroe
as Guy in bar

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A review by John Chard

My son is going to be all right. If not, I'll have you killed.

The Grifters is directed by Stephen Frears and adapted to screenplay by Donald E. Westlake from the novel of the same name written by Jim Thompson. It stars Anjelica Huston, John Cusack and Annette Bening. Music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Oliver Stapleton.

“The best reason I can think of is that you scare the hell out of me. I have seen women like you before, baby. You're double-tough and you are sharp as a razor, and you get what you want or else; but you don't make it work forever. Sooner or later the lightn... read the rest.